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Genetic diversity and population structure of the New World screwworm fly from the Amazon region of Brazil.
Acta tropica - 1 Oct 2014
Mastrangelo Thiago, Fresia Pablo, Lyra Mariana L, Rodrigues Rosangela A, Azeredo-Espin Ana Maria L
Abstract excerpt
Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) is a myiasis fly that causes economic losses to livestock farmers in warmer American regions. Previous studies of this pest had found population structure at north and south of the Amazon Basin, which was considered to be a barrier to dispersal. The present study analyzed three mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers and eight nuclear microsatellite loci to investigate for the first...
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