Article
Evolution in Oryctes baculovirus: rate and types of genomic change.
Virology - 1 Jan 1990
Crawford A M, Zelazny B
Abstract excerpt
Three cloned strains of Oryctes baculovirus were released into a previously unexposed population of the host insect, the coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros. The experiment was conducted on Meemu Atoll in the Maldive Islands. Viruses were isolated from the beetle population at 1 year, 1.75 years, and 4 years after release. No changes in genotype were observed in viruses isolated after 1 and 1.75...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Coleoptera
- DNA, Viral
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Indian Ocean Islands
- Insect Viruses
- Mutation
- Restriction Mapping
