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Genetic sex separation of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis, by exposing eggs to dieldrin

BACKGROUND: The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used with success for suppressing or eliminating important insect pests of agricultural or veterinary importance. In order to develop SIT for mosquitoes, female elimination prior to release is essential as they are the disease-transmitting sex....

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Autores principales: Yamada, Hanano, Benedict, Mark Q, Malcolm, Colin A, Oliva, Clelia F, Soliban, Sharon M, Gilles, Jeremie RL
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22713308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-208

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