Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple ‘domestications’ of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> , a major vector of human diseases

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Understanding the processes by which species colonize and adapt to human habitats is particularly important in the case of disease-vectoring arthropods. The mosquito species Aedes aegypti, a major vector of dengue and yellow fever viruses, probably originated as a wild, zoophilic species in sub-Saharan Africa, where some populations still breed in tree holes in forested habitats. Many populations of the species,...

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