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Phenotypic variation among local populations of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in southern Turkey.
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology - 1 Dec 2007
Aytekin A Murat, Alten Bulent, Caglar Selim S, Ozbel Yusuf, Kaynas Sinan, Simsek Fatih M, Kasap Ozge Erisoz, Belen Asli
Abstract excerpt
The wing-shape morphology of local populations of the medically important phlebotomine sand flies, Phlebotomus sergenti, P. papatasi, P. tobbi, and P. similis, were examined in both sexes by using geometric morphometrics. There are three major mountain ranges that may serve as geographical barriers for species distribution in the study area and four main gaps were recognized among these barriers. We found no...
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