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Alary polymorphism in Triatoma spinolai and its possible relationship with demographic strategy.
Medical and veterinary entomology - 1 Jan 1998
Schofield C J, Apt W, Sagua H, Panzera F, Dujardin J P
Abstract excerpt
Among collections of Triatoma spinolai from various sites in northern Chile, adults from coastal populations are invariably wingless, whereas inland populations show balanced alary polymorphism between wingless females and males that are either winged or wingless. Laboratory crosses showed that male offspring from normal-winged parents were always winged (88% long-winged) and those from long-winged male parents...
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