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Sequential loss of genetic variation in flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) following introduction into China.
Insect science - 1 Oct 2013
Ma Rui-Yan, Jia Xiao-Yun, Liu Wen-Zhong, Laushman Roger H, Zhao Long-Long, Jia Dong, Wang Ren
Abstract excerpt
The flea beetle (Agasicles hygrophila) was imported to Florida, USA and then introduced from Florida into China in 1987 as a biological control agent for the invasive plant alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides). The initial beetle population was subsequently used for sequential introductions in other areas of China, but little is known about the genetic consequences of the introductions. In this study, the...
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