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Science 6 August 1976:
Vol. 193. no. 4252, pp. 491 - 493
DOI: 10.1126/science.941019
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Science, Vol 193, Issue 4252, 491-493
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Screwworm eradication: inadvertent selection for noncompetitive ecotypes during mass rearing

GL Bush, RW Neck, and GB Kitto

The rapid fixation of a rare allelic form of alpha-glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase is related to a loss of competitive ability in nature of factory-reared screwworm flies. The increase in frequency results from selection for survival under conditions of domestication and rapid development at high constant temperatures in the factory.




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