Engineered Underdominance as a Method of Insect Population Replacement and Reproductive Isolation
Insect vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever (both spread by mosquito vectors), continue to significantly impact health worldwide, despite the efforts put forth to eradicate them. Suppression strategies utilizing genetically modified disease-refractory insects have surfaced as an a...
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https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/8393/1/ABBuchman%20Thesis%20Final.pdfBasalova Buchman, Anna (2014) Engineered Underdominance as a Method of Insect Population Replacement and Reproductive Isolation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3YMP-DB79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262014-104457839 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262014-104457839>