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Tiger on the prowl: Invasion history and spatio-temporal genetic structure of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) in the Indo-Pacific.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Maynard Andrew J, Ambrose Luke, Cooper Robert D, Chow Weng K, Davis Joseph B, Muzari Mutizwa O, van den Hurk Andrew F, Hall-Mendelin Sonja, Hasty Jeomhee M, Burkot Thomas R, Bangs Michael J, Reimer Lisa J, Butafa Charles, Lobo Neil F, Syafruddin Din, Maung Maung Yan Naung, Ahmad Rohani, Beebe Nigel W
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BACKGROUND: Within the last century, increases in human movement and globalization of trade have facilitated the establishment of several highly invasive mosquito species in new geographic locations with concurrent major environmental, economic and health consequences. The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is an extremely invasive and aggressive daytime-biting mosquito that is a major public health threat...
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