Alary polymorphism in Triatoma spinolai and its possible relationship with demographic strategy

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-38

  Schofield, C J ^a,f   Apt, W ^b   Sagua, H ^c   Panzera, F ^d   Dujardin, J P ^e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Chile; Polymorphism; Triatoma spinolai; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM; WING POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIATOMA;

ANIMALS; CHILE; FEMALE; MALE; MUTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX FACTORS; TRIATOMA; VARIATION (GENETICS); WING;

CHILE;

ANIMALIA; HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA SPINOLAI; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031933390     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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