Ecological adaption analysis of the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) in different phenotypes by transcriptome comparison.

BACKGROUND: The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is a destructive insect pest worldwide; it directly or indirectly damages (virus transmission) 300 species of host plants. Knowledge of their ecologically adaptive mechanisms at the molecular level may provide an essential and urgent method to eff...

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Main Authors: Zhao-Qun Li, Shuai Zhang, Jun-Yu Luo, Chun-Yi Wang, Li-Min Lv, Shuang-Lin Dong, Jin-Jie Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3871566?pdf=render