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Pre-invasion history and demography shape the genetic variation in the insecticide resistance-related acetylcholinesterase 2 gene in the invasive Colorado potato beetle.
BMC evolutionary biology - 18 Jan 2013
Piiroinen Saija, Lindström Leena, Lyytinen Anne, Mappes Johanna, Chen Yolanda H, Izzo Victor, Grapputo Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Invasive pest species offers a unique opportunity to study the effects of genetic architecture, demography and selection on patterns of genetic variability. Invasive Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) populations have experienced a rapid range expansion and intense selection by insecticides. By comparing native and invasive beetle populations, we studied the origins of organophosphate...
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