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Global evaluation of taxonomic relationships and admixture within the Culex pipiens complex of mosquitoes.
Parasites & vectors - 8 Jan 2020
Aardema Matthew L, vonHoldt Bridgett M, Fritz Megan L, Davis Steven R
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BACKGROUND: Within the Culex pipiens mosquito complex, there are six contemporarily recognized taxa: Cx. quinquefasciatus, Cx. pipiens f. pipiens, Cx. pipiens f. molestus, Cx. pipiens pallens, Cx. australicus and Cx. globocoxitus. Many phylogenetic aspects within this complex have eluded resolution, such as the relationship of the two Australian endemic taxa to the other four members, as well as the evolutionary...
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