Laboratory colonisation and genetic bottlenecks in the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes.

• Main Authors: Marc Ciosi (Author), Daniel K Masiga (Author), Charles M R Turner (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The IAEA colony is the only one available for mass rearing of Glossina pallidipes, a vector of human and animal African trypanosomiasis in eastern Africa. This colony is the source for Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs in East Africa. The source population of this colony is unclear and its gen...