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Genetic diversity in two sibling species of the Anopheles punctulatus group of mosquitoes on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
BMC evolutionary biology - 24 Nov 2008
Hasan Arif U, Suguri Setsuo, Fujimoto Chigusa, Itaki Rodney L, Harada Masakazu, Kawabata Masato, Bugoro Hugo, Albino Bobogare
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mosquito Anopheles irenicus, a member of the Anopheles punctulatus group, is geographically restricted to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It shows remarkable morphological similarities to one of its sibling species, An. farauti sensu stricto (An. farauti s.s.), but is dissimilar in host and habitat preferences. To infer the genetic variations between these two species, we have analyzed...
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