Acetylcholinesterase alterations reveal the fitness cost of mutations conferring insecticide resistance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Insecticide resistance is now common in insects due to the frequent use of chemicals to control them, which provides a useful tool to study the adaptation of eukaryotic genome to new environments. Although numerous potential mutation...

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Main Authors: Tang Zhen, Frémaux Isabelle, Alies Carole, Lougarre Andrée, Shi Ming, Stojan Jure, Fournier Didier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/4/5