Food assimilated by two sympatric populations of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Delphacidae) feeding on different host plants contaminates insect DNA detected by RAPD-PCR analysis.

Contamination of insect DNA for RAPD-PCR analysis can be a problem because many primers are non-specific and DNA from parasites or gut contents may be simultaneously extracted along with that of the insect. We measured the quantity of food ingested and assimilated by two sympatric populations of bro...

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Main Authors: Latif, M.A., Md Yusoh, Omar, Tan, Soon Guan, Siraj, Siti Shapor, Ali, M.E., Yusop, Mohd Rafii
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Ribeirão Preto foundation for Scientific Research (FUNPEC) 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24748/1/Food%20assimilated%20by%20two%20sympatric%20populations%20of%20the%20brown%20planthopper%20Nilaparvata%20lugens.pdf
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