Dispersal of Engineered Male Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes.
BACKGROUND:Aedes aegypti, the principal vector of dengue fever, have been genetically engineered for use in a sterile insect control programme. To improve our understanding of the dispersal ecology of mosquitoes and to inform appropriate release strategies of 'genetically sterile' male Aed...
Main Authors: | Peter Winskill, Danilo O Carvalho, Margareth L Capurro, Luke Alphey, Christl A Donnelly, Andrew R McKemey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4640874?pdf=render |
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