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Phylogeography and Climate-Driven Distribution of Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae): Implications for the Global Spread of West Nile Virus.
Acta parasitologica - 25 May 2026
Trujillo-González Juan José, Mejía-Jurado Estefanía, García-Escobar Gian Carlo, Aguirre-Obando Oscar Alexander
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate mitochondrial genetic diversity, exploratory phylogeographic structure, and the current and future climatic suitability of Culex tarsalis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 406 COI sequences (475 bp) to estimate haplotype diversity (Hd), nucleotide diversity (π), and neutrality (Tajima's D). Given the use of a single mitochondrial locus, population structure analyses (STRUCTURE and DAPC)...
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