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Dieldrin resistance in Lucilia cuprina (the australian sheep blowfly): chance, selection and response.
Heredity - 1 May 2000
Scott M, Diwell K, McKenzie J A
Abstract excerpt
Discrete-generation population cages of Lucilia cuprina were initiated with dieldrin-resistant allele (Rdl ) frequencies of 1 or 5% and maintained for 17 generations on media with concentrations of dieldrin in the range 0-0.006% (w/v). The probability of the initial establishment of the Rdl allele in a population was consistently greater at the 5% frequency and dependent on the concentration of dieldrin in the...
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