Molecular divergence in the period gene between two putative sympatric species of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex [1]

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1624-1627

  Bauzer, L G S R ^a   Gesto, J S M ^a   Souza, N A ^a   Ward, R D ^b   Hamilton, J G C ^b   Kyriacou, C P ^c   Peixoto, Alexandre A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lutzomyia longipalpis; Period gene; Sympatric species; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LEISHMANIASIS; LETTER; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHODIDAE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

LUTZOMYIA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PERIOD PROTEIN, INSECT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHODIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036730521     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004224     Document Type: Letter

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