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History of domestication and spread of Aedes aegypti--a review.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2013
Powell Jeffrey R, Tabachnick Walter J
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The adaptation of insect vectors of human diseases to breed in human habitats (domestication) is one of the most important phenomena in medical entomology. Considerable data are available on the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti in this regard and here we integrate the available information including genetics, behaviour, morphology, ecology and biogeography of the mosquito, with human history. We emphasise the...
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