Polyandry is a common event in wild populations of the Tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and may impact population reduction measures.

• Main Authors: Angelica Bonomi (Author), Federico Bassetti (Author), Paolo Gabrieli (Author), Jon Beadell (Author), Marco Falchetto (Author), Francesca Scolari (Author), Ludvik M Gomulski (Author), Eugenio Regazzini (Author), Johnson O Ouma (Author), Adalgisa Caccone (Author), Loyce M Okedi (Author), Geoffrey M Attardo (Author), Carmela R Guglielmino (Author), Serap Aksoy (Author), Anna R Malacrida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Glossina fuscipes fuscipes is the main vector of human and animal trypanosomiasis in Africa, particularly in Uganda. Attempts to control/eradicate this species using biological methods require knowledge of its reproductive biology. An important aspect is the number of times a female mates in the wil...