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Contemporary gene flow between wild An. gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis.
Parasites & vectors - 24 Jul 2014
Weetman David, Steen Keith, Rippon Emily J, Mawejje Henry D, Donnelly Martin J, Wilding Craig S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In areas where the morphologically indistinguishable malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae Giles and An. arabiensis Patton are sympatric, hybrids are detected occasionally via species-diagnostic molecular assays. An. gambiae and An. arabiensis exhibit both pre- and post-reproductive mating barriers, with swarms largely species-specific and male F1 (first-generation) hybrids sterile. Consequently...
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