Article
Phenotypic and genetic variation of Triatoma costalimai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2020
Vendrami Daniel Pagotto, Ceretti-Junior Walter, Obara Marcos Takashi, Mendonça Vagner José, Fonseca Eduardo Oyama Lins, Medeiros-Sousa Antonio Ralph, Marrelli Mauro Toledo, Gurgel-Gonçalves Rodrigo
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: We aimed to study intraspecific variation in Triatoma costalimai, a potential vector of Chagas disease present in Brazil and Bolivia. METHODS: We analyzed phenotypic (connexivum color patterns, wing morphometrics) and genetic variation (16S mtDNA) of three Brazilian T. costalimai populations. We compared 16S sequences with those of putative Bolivian T. costalimai and its sister species, T. jatai....
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