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Draft genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major forest pest.
Genome biology - 27 Mar 2013
Keeling Christopher I, Yuen Macaire M S, Liao Nancy Y, Docking T Roderick, Chan Simon K, Taylor Greg A, Palmquist Diana L, Jackman Shaun D, Nguyen Anh, Li Maria, Henderson Hannah, Janes Jasmine K, Zhao Yongjun, Pandoh Pawan, Moore Richard, Sperling Felix A H, Huber Dezene P W, Birol Inanc, Jones Steven J M, Bohlmann Joerg
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BACKGROUND: The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, is the most serious insect pest of western North American pine forests. A recent outbreak destroyed more than 15 million hectares of pine forests, with major environmental effects on forest health, and economic effects on the forest industry. The outbreak has in part been driven by climate change, and will contribute to increased carbon...
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