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Male sex pheromones and the phylogeographic structure of the Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Brazil and Venezuela.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Oct 2005
Watts Phillip C, Hamilton J Gordon C, Ward Richard D, Noyes Harry A, Souza Nataly A, Kemp Stephen J, Feliciangeli M Dora, Brazil Reginaldo, Maingon Rhayza D C
Abstract excerpt
Lutzomyia longipalpis, a sibling complex, is the main vector of Leishmania chagasi/infantum. Discriminating between siblings is important as they may differ in vectorial capacity. Lutzomyia longipalpis populations display distinct male sex pheromone chemotypes. We investigated the phylogeographic pattern of variation at microsatellite loci from 11 populations from Brazil and Venezuela related to their male...
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