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Phenotypic variability confirmed by nuclear ribosomal DNA suggests a possible natural hybrid zone of Triatoma brasiliensis species complex.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Costa Jane, Bargues Maria Dolores, Neiva Vanessa Lima, Lawrence Gena G, Gumiel Marcia, Oliveira Genova, Cabello Pedro, Lima Marli Maria, Dotson Ellen, Provance David William, Almeida Carlos Eduardo, Mateo Lucia, Mas-Coma Santiago, Dujardin Jean Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma occurs in Pernambuco state, Brazil, which is situated between the distribution areas of Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis (north) and Triatoma juazeirensis (south). T. b. macromelasoma displays greater variations in its chromatic phenotype than either T. b. brasiliensis or T. juazeirensis, and patterns reminiscent of one or the other. Experimental crosses from each of these...
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