@article{fdi:010054089,
  title = {{M}itochondrial genetic variation and invasion history of red palm weevil, {R}hynchophorus ferrugineus ({C}oleoptera: {C}urculionidae), in {M}iddle-{E}ast and {M}editerranean {B}asin},
  author = {{E}l-{M}ergawy, {R}.{A}.{A}.{M}. and {F}aure, {N}athalie and {N}asr, {M}. {I}. and {A}vand-{F}aghih, {A}. and {R}ochat, {D}. and {S}ilvain, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {R}ed {P}alm {W}eevil ({RPW}), {R}hynchophorus ferrugineus ({O}livier), ({C}oleoptera, {C}urculionidae, {R}hynchophorinae), is an invasive pest of palm trees. {RPW} has invaded {M}iddle {E}ast and several countries of the {M}editerranean {B}asin during the last three decades. {T}he mitochondrial genetic variation of {RPW} was investigated in the {M}iddle-{E}ast and the {M}editerranean basin areas using partial sequences of the {C}ytochrome c oxidase sub-unit 1 ({CO}1) gene. {A} 546-base pair portion of {COI} gene was sequenced for 310 individuals of {RPW} sampled from 14 different invaded countries resulting in eight different haplotypes. {E}ight haplotypes were subdivided into two phylogenetic groups according to their geographic positions. {T}he obtained genetic diversity suggested that {RPW} population subdivided genetically into different sub-populations under the influence of genetic drift favored by founder events. {RPW} followed three different routes of invasion during the last 30 years. {L}ikely, {M}iddle-east populations and the {M}editerranean ones are originating from different geographic populations of {RPW}. {T}he data reported in this paper present an interesting and useful step toward the understanding of the genetic variation and invasion history of {RPW}.},
  keywords = {{C}ytochrome c oxidase sub-unit 1 ({CO}1) ; {I}nvasive species ; {R}hynchophorus ferrugineus ; {R}ed palm weevil ; {P}alm {T}ree ; {M}iddle-{E}ast, {M}editerranean basin},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {A}griculture and {B}iology},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {631--637},
  ISSN = {1560-8530},
  year = {2011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054089},
}