Male Mating Competitiveness of a Wolbachia-Introgressed Aedes polynesiensis Strain under Semi-Field Conditions

Eric W. Chambers; Limb Hapairai; Bethany A. Peel; Hervé Bossin; Stephen L. Dobson

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001271

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Male Mating Competitiveness of a Wolbachia-Introgressed Aedes polynesiensis Strain under Semi-Field Conditions

Eric W. Chambers ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Eric W. Chambers, Limb Hapairai, Bethany A. Peel

* E-mail: echambers@uky.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Limb Hapairai ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Eric W. Chambers, Limb Hapairai, Bethany A. Peel

Affiliation Institut Louis Malardé, Papeete, French Polynesia
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Bethany A. Peel ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Eric W. Chambers, Limb Hapairai, Bethany A. Peel

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Hervé Bossin,

Affiliation Institut Louis Malardé, Papeete, French Polynesia
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Stephen L. Dobson

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Male Mating Competitiveness of a Wolbachia-Introgressed Aedes polynesiensis Strain under Semi-Field Conditions

Eric W. Chambers,
Limb Hapairai,
Bethany A. Peel,
Hervé Bossin,
Stephen L. Dobson

Published: August 2, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001271

About the Authors

Eric W. Chambers

Contributed equally to this work with: Eric W. Chambers, Limb Hapairai, Bethany A. Peel

* E-mail: echambers@uky.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Limb Hapairai

Contributed equally to this work with: Eric W. Chambers, Limb Hapairai, Bethany A. Peel

Affiliation Institut Louis Malardé, Papeete, French Polynesia

Bethany A. Peel

Contributed equally to this work with: Eric W. Chambers, Limb Hapairai, Bethany A. Peel

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Hervé Bossin

Affiliation Institut Louis Malardé, Papeete, French Polynesia

Stephen L. Dobson

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SLD BAP LH HB. Performed the experiments: LH BAP. Analyzed the data: EWC LH SLD. Wrote the paper: EWC SLD BAP LH HB.

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