@article{fdi:010053159,
  title = {{D}etermination of different geographical populations of {R}hynchophorus ferrugineus ({O}livier) ({C}oleoptera: {C}urculionidae) using {RAPD}-{PCR}},
  author = {{E}l-{M}ergawy, {R}. {A}. {A}. {M}. and {A}l {A}jlan, {A}. {M}. and {A}bdallah, {N}. {A}. and {N}asr, {M}. {I}. and {S}ilvain, {J}ean-{F}rancois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study investigated the genetic variation among thirteen geographic populations of the red palm weevil ({RPW}), {R}hynchophorus ferrugineus ({O}livier), using the {R}andom {A}mplified {P}olymorphic {DNA}-{P}olymerase {C}hain {R}eaction ({RAPD}-{PCR}) technique. {RAPD} profiles exhibited bands between 200 to 1400 bp in length. {A}verage genetic distances among populations ranged from 0.3 to 0.8. {G}enetic distances among the analyzed individuals ranged from 0.241 (between individuals from populations of {E}gypt & {T}urkey) to 1 (between individuals from populations of {J}apan & both {E}gypt, {S}pain & {F}rance). {T}he {U}nweigthed {P}air {G}roup {M}ethod with {A}rithmetic ({UPGMA}) mean categorized the tested populations into twelve clusters. {B}ased on results, it is suggested that there are two major routes of {RPW} invasion, the first is at the origin of all the populations found in {E}gypt and {M}editerranean countries and second is at the origin of the populations found in the {A}rabic {P}eninsula, {I}ran and {P}akistan.},
  keywords = {{RAPD}-{PCR} ; {R}hynchophorus ferrugineus ; {I}nvasive species ; {DNA} ; fingerprinting},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {A}griculture and {B}iology},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {227--232},
  ISSN = {1560-8530},
  year = {2011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053159},
}