A comprehensive assessment of inbreeding and laboratory adaptation in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Abstract Modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reared in laboratories are being released around the world to control wild mosquito populations and the diseases they transmit. Several efforts have failed due to poor competitiveness of the released mosquitoes. We hypothesized that colonized mosquito popul...

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Main Authors: Perran A. Ross, Nancy M. Endersby‐Harshman, Ary A. Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12740