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Local adaptation of an introduced transgenic insect fungal pathogen due to new beneficial mutations.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Dec 2011
Wang Sibao, O'Brien Tammatha R, Pava-Ripoll Monica, St Leger Raymond J
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Genetically modified Metarhizium spp represent a major new arsenal for combating insect pests and insect-borne diseases. However, for these tools to be used safely and effectively, we need a much better understanding of their evolutionary potential and invasion ecology. In order to model natural as well as anthropogenic dispersal scenarios, we investigated evolutionary processes in a green fluorescent protein...
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