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Lineage divergence detected in the malaria vector Anopheles marajoara (Diptera: Culicidae) in Amazonian Brazil.
Malaria journal - 7 Oct 2010
McKeon Sascha N, Lehr Margaret A, Wilkerson Richard C, Ruiz John F, Sallum Maria A, Lima Jose Bp, Povoa Marinete M, Conn Jan E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cryptic species complexes are common among anophelines. Previous phylogenetic analysis based on the complete mtDNA COI gene sequences detected paraphyly in the Neotropical malaria vector Anopheles marajoara. The "Folmer region" detects a single taxon using a 3% divergence threshold. METHODS: To test the paraphyletic hypothesis and examine the utility of the Folmer region, genealogical trees based on a...
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