Morphometric variability in the Chagas' disease vector Rhodnius prolixus.

doi:10.1266/jjg.69.233

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Morphometric variability in the Chagas' disease vector Rhodnius prolixus.

Idengaku zasshi - 1 Jun 1994

Harry M

Abstract excerpt

Morphometric variability was studied in six domestic Venezuelan populations of the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus Stal 1897 (Reduviidae, Triatominae) and in a sylvatic population identified as R. robustus Larrousse 1927. Evidence is here provided by both uni- and multifactorial analyses of e...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Chagas Disease
Discriminant Analysis
Female
Genetic Variation
Insect Vectors
Male
Phylogeny
Rhodnius
Species Specificity
Venezuela

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