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Multilocus analysis of divergence and introgression in sympatric and allopatric sibling species of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex in Brazil.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Araki Alejandra S, Ferreira Gabriel E M, Mazzoni Camila J, Souza Nataly A, Machado Ricardo C, Bruno Rafaela V, Peixoto Alexandre A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Latin America, is a complex of sibling species. In Brazil, a number of very closely related sibling species have been revealed by the analyses of copulation songs, sex pheromones and molecular markers. However, the level of divergence and gene flow between the sibling species remains unclear. Brazilian populations of this vector can...
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