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Population admixture can enhance establishment success of the introduced biological control agent Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.
BMC evolutionary biology - 27 Mar 2018
Li Hao-Sen, Zou Shang-Jun, De Clercq Patrick, Pang Hong
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BACKGROUND: Introduced biological control agents have opportunities of population admixture through multiple introductions in the field. However, the importance of population admixture for their establishment success often remains unclear. Previous studies based on genetic markers have suggested a history of population admixture in the predatory ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant in China. RESULTS: We...
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