Genetic variation among natural and laboratory colony populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912)(Diptera: Psychodidae) from Colombia.

doi:10.1590/s0074-02761998000100013

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Genetic variation among natural and laboratory colony populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912)(Diptera: Psychodidae) from Colombia.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2000

Lanzaro G C, Alexander B, Mutebi J P, Montoya-Lerma J, Warburg A

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Genetic diversity among three field populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis in Colombia was studied using isozyme analysis. Study sites were as much as 598 km apart and included populations separated by the eastern Cordillera of the Andes. Genetic variability among populations, estimated by heterozy...

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Animals
Colombia
Genetic Variation
Psychodidae

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