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Genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in São Tomé and Príncipe (West Africa): implications for malaria control.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2002
Pinto J, Donnelly M J, Sousa C A, Gil V, Ferreira C, Elissa N, do Rosário V E, Charlwood J D
Abstract excerpt
The impact of a vector eradication programme, conducted in the 1980s, on Anopheles gambiae populations from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, was evaluated by microsatellite DNA analysis. Significant genetic differentiation was observed within and between the two islands and between the islands and a population from Gabon, suggesting a degree of isolation between them. Large estimates of long-term N(e)...
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