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Genetic basis for reproductive diapause is correlated with life history traits within the Culex pipiens complex.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Oct 2007
Mori A, Romero-Severson J, Severson D W
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of late season reproductive arrest (diapause) among female Culex pipiens mosquitoes allows them to overwinter in temperate climates, while females of the sibling species Culex quinquefasciatus do not exhibit the diapause phenotype. We present results for quantitative trait loci (QTL...
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