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The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, in China: origin and gradual inland range expansion associated with population growth.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Wan Xuanwu, Nardi Francesco, Zhang Bin, Liu Yinghong
Abstract excerpt
The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, expanded throughout mainland China in the last century to become one of the most serious pests in the area, yet information on this process are fragmentary. Three mitochondrial genes (nad1, cytb and nad5) were used to infer the genetic diversity, population structure and demographic history of the oriental fruit fly from its entire distribution range in China. High...
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