Screwworm Eradication: Inadvertent Selection for Noncompetitive Ecotypes During Mass Rearing
Authors:
- Guy L. BushGBGuy L. Bush
- Raymond W. NeckRNRaymond W. Neck
- G. Barrie KittoGKG. Barrie Kitto
- 6 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 193 (4252) , 491-493
Abstract
The rapid fixation of a rare allelic form of α-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.Keywords
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