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Changes in Genetic Diversity from Field to Laboratory During Colonization of Anopheles darlingi Root (Diptera: Culicidae).
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 2015
Lainhart William, Bickersmith Sara A, Moreno Marta, Rios Carlos Tong, Vinetz Joseph M, Conn Jan E
Abstract excerpt
The process of colonizing any arthropod species, including vector mosquitoes, necessarily involves adaptation to laboratory conditions. The adaptation and evolution of colonized mosquito populations needs consideration when such colonies are used as representative models for pathogen transmission dynamics. A recently established colony of Anopheles darlingi, the primary malaria vector in Amazonian South America,...
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