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Isolation and characterization of eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for the coconut pest, Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Hispidae).
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 15 Mar 2011
Ma C L, Wu H L, Hu H Y, Wu X, Ma G C, Fu Y G, Peng Z Q
Abstract excerpt
Brontispa longissima is one of the most serious insect pests of coconut in Southeast Asia; it was first discovered on Hainan Island in June 2002. Despite the economic risk associated with this pest, genetic aspects of the invasion process have remained relatively unexplored. Using microsatellite markers, we investigated the population structure, genetic variability and pattern of invasion in various geographic...
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