Using Wolbachia-based release for suppression of Aedes mosquitoes: Insights from genetic data and population simulations

Ecological Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1226-1234

  Rašic', Gordana ^a   Endersby, Nancy M ^a   Williams, Craig ^b   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Breeding containers; CIMSiM; Genetic isolation; Local climatic conditions; Microsatellites; Population suppression extinction; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DATA SET; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOSQUITO; NUMERICAL MODEL; VIRAL DISEASE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

AEDES; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTOR; PROCEDURES; QUEENSLAND; WOLBACHIA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; QUEENSLAND; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 84899486477     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-1305.1     Document Type: Article

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