Keywords: genetic background
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Quantifying Fitness Costs in Transgenic Aedes aegypti MosquitoesWilliams, A. E., Sanchez-Vargas, I., Martin, L. E., Martin-Martin, I., Bennett, S., Olson, K. E., Calvo, E., The Journal of Visualized Experiments, 199. 2024.
The present protocol describes how to measure common life parameter data in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, including fecundity, wing size, fertility, sex ratio, viability, development times, male contribution, and adult longevity. |
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Genetic pest management and the background genetics of release strainsP. T. Leftwich, L. G. Spurgin, T. Harvey-Samuel, C. J. E. Thomas, L. C. Paladino, M. P. Edgington and L. Alphey, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376:20190805. 2020.
We discuss issues around strain selection and the potential consequences of such introgression. We conclude that such introgression is probably harmless in almost all circumstances, and could, in theory, provide specific additional benefits to the release programme. We outline ... |
