The "Wingbeat Hypothesis" of Reproductive Isolation Between Members of theAnopheles gambiaeComplex (Diptera: Culicidae) Does Not Fly

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Recent advances have demonstrated that, in the absence of postmating barriers to hybridization, reproductive isolation between different forms of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto is maintained by strong assortative mating. The forms of An. gambiae s.s. and the sister species An. arabiensis commonly form mixed swarms in which they mate. This raises the question as to how individuals recognize mates of their own...

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