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Assessing the acoustic behaviour of Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) dsxF mutants: implications for vector control.
Parasites & vectors - 7 Oct 2020
Su Matthew P, Georgiades Marcos, Bagi Judit, Kyrou Kyros, Crisanti Andrea, Albert Joerg T
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BACKGROUND: Release of gene-drive mutants to suppress Anopheles mosquito reproduction is a promising method of malaria control. However, many scientific, regulatory and ethical questions remain before transgenic mosquitoes can be utilised in the field. At a behavioural level, gene-drive carrying mutants should be at least as sexually attractive as the wildtype populations they compete against, with a key element...
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