2017 · Virus & beetle genetics
A new haplotype of the coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, has escaped biological control by Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus and is invading Pacific Islands
Sean D.G. Marshall, Aubrey Moore, Maclean Vaqalo, Alasdair Noble, Trevor A. Jackson
CRB research
What the paper covers
Describes early evidence connecting a recognized CRB haplotype with Pacific invasions and difficulty establishing nudivirus control.
Read it in context
Read with later Palau and South Pacific studies. Haplotype alone does not reliably determine virus susceptibility.
The original publication
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