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Climate stress resistance in male Queensland fruit fly varies among populations of diverse geographic origins and changes during domestication.
BMC genetics - 18 Dec 2020
Popa-Báez Ángel-David, Lee Siu Fai, Yeap Heng Lin, Prasad Shirleen S, Schiffer Michele, Mourant Roslyn G, Castro-Vargas Cynthia, Edwards Owain R, Taylor Phillip W, Oakeshott John G
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BACKGROUND: The highly polyphagous Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt) expanded its range substantially during the twentieth century and is now the most economically important insect pest of Australian horticulture, prompting intensive efforts to develop a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) control program. Using a "common garden" approach, we have screened for natural genetic variation in key...
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