Published November 15, 1971
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Changes in survival and tolerance levels in a radiation-resistant strain of Aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) during 90 generations
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A radiation-resistant strain of Aedes aegypti (L.) was mass-selected by exposing eggs to a dosage of 2500 R of gamma radiation. The adult emergence rates for 90 generations showed that, as fitness declined, radiation resistance increased in 2 discrete steps. The result was a radiation-induced mortality of about 30% in the resistant strain, as compared to 93% in the control.
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- Journal Title
- Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Journal Volume
- 64
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer.
- Journal Page Range
- 1247-1249
- ISSN
- 1938-2901
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- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 3021652
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; EGGS; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IRRADIATION; MOSQUITOES; POPULATIONS; RADIORESISTANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; PARASITES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS
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