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Variation in clonal diversity in glasshouse infestations of the aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover in southern France.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 1999
Fuller S J, Chavigny P, Lapchin L, Vanlerberghe-Masutti F
Abstract excerpt
Aphis gossypii is an aphid species that is found throughout the world and is extremely polyphagous. It is considered a major pest of cotton and cucurbit species. In Europe, A. gossypii is assumed to reproduce exclusively by apomictic parthenogenesis. The present study investigates the genetic diversity of A. gossypii in a microgeographic, fragmented habitat consisting of eight glasshouses of cucurbit crops. This...
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