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Molecular population studies of Simulium damnosum s.l. (Diptera: Simuliidae) using a novel interspersed repetitive DNA marker.
Heredity - 1 Nov 1997
Flook P K, Post R J
Abstract excerpt
Simulium damnosum s.l., the vector of West African onchocerciasis, has been the target of a major insect control initiative for the past 20 years. However, attempts to study the migration patterns of reinvading infective flies into controlled areas have been restricted by the lack of suitable genetic markers. Here, the results of the first population-level study of S. damnosum s.l. using a repetitive DNA marker,...
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