Genetic control of invasive fish: Technological options and its role in integrated pest management

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1201-1216

  Thresher, Ronald E ^a,b   Hayes, Keith ^a   Bax, Nicholas J ^a   Teem, John ^c   Benfey, Tillmann J ^d   Gould, Fred ^e  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Sustainable Production Forestry   (Australia)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Daughterless; Genetic control; Insect; Recombinant; Triploidy; Trojan Y

Indexed keywords

FISH; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MALE; PEST SPECIES;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA; PISCES;

EID: 84900012368     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0477-0     Document Type: Article

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