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Biological and genetic aspects of crosses between species of the genus Meccus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae Triatominae).
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2011
Martínez-Ibarra José Alejandro, Grant-Guillén Yunuen, Ventura-Rodríguez Luz Verónica, Osorio-Pelayo Paola Denisse, Macías-Amezcua Michael Dassaejv, Meillón-Isáis Karla, Alejandre-Aguilar Ricardo, Rodríguez-Bataz Elvia, Nogueda-Torres Benjamín
Abstract excerpt
The degree of reproductive isolation between Meccus phyllosomus and the remaining five species of the genus Meccus, as well as between Meccus bassolsae and Meccus pallidipennis, Meccus longipennis and Meccus picturatus, was examined. Fertility and the segregation of morphological characteristics were examined in two generations of hybrids from crosses between these species. The percentage of couples with...
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