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Vietnam, a Hotspot for Chromosomal Diversity and Cryptic Species in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Adler Peter H, Takaoka Hiroyuki, Sofian-Azirun Mohd, Low Van Lun, Ya'cob Zubaidah, Chen Chee Dhang, Lau Koon Weng, Pham Xuan Da
Abstract excerpt
The increasing attention on Vietnam as a biodiversity hotspot prompted an investigation of the potential for cryptic diversity in black flies, a group well known elsewhere for its high frequency of isomorphic species. We analyzed the banding structure of the larval polytene chromosomes in the Simulium tuberosum species group to probe for diversity beyond the morphological level. Among 272 larvae, 88 different...
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