Anopheles culicifacies Y-chromosome dimorphism indicates sibling species (b and e) with different malaria vector potential in Sri Lanka

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 437-440

  Surendran, S N ^a,b   Abhayawardana, T A ^c   De Silva, B G D N K ^d   Ramasamy, R ^b   Ramasamy, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^c Anti Malaria Campaign   (Sri Lanka)

^d University of Sri Jayawardanepura   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anopheles culicifacies; Karyotype; Malaria; Malaria vectors; Mitotic metaphase; Polytene chromosomes; Sibling species; Sri Lanka; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; KARYOTYPING; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM; SRI LANKA; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FEMALE; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; KARYOTYPING; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM; SRI LANKA; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; BOS TAURUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033671033     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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