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Lack of nucleotide variability in a beetle pest with extreme inbreeding.
Insect molecular biology - 1 May 1998
Andreev D, Breilid H, Kirkendall L, Brun L O, ffrench-Constant R H
Abstract excerpt
The coffee berry borer beetle Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is the major insect pest of coffee and has spread to most of the coffee-growing countries of the world. This beetle also displays an unusual life cycle, with regular sibling mating. This regular inbreeding and...
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