Factors influencing the distortion of sex ratio in Aedes aegypti.
Autor(es)Hickey W A
ResumoA genetic factor, Distorter, causes abnormal segregation ratios, resulting in the excess recovery of males in Aedes aegypti. The following factors were assayed to determine their influence on the production of high male ratios: differential mortality of immature stages, larval density, rearing temperature, parental age and genetic constitution. Genetic factors alone are responsible for high male ratios. The use of inbred lines has provided evidence to support the hypothesis that there are several forms of md with different levels of sensitivity to Distorter. These alleles produce different degrees of sex ratio distortion
ImprentaJournal of Medical Entomology, v. 7, n. 6, p. 727-735, 1970
Identificador do Objeto Digitalhttps://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/7.6.727
DescritoresAedes aegypti - Cell ; Aedes aegypti - Genome ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de Publicação:1970
