Molecular confirmation of the specific status of Anopheles halophylus (Diptera: Culicidae) and evidence of a new cryptic species within An. triannulatus in central Brazil

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-459

  Silva Do Nascimento, T F ^a   Wilkerson, R C ^b   Lourenco De Oliveira R ^a   Monteiro, F A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Anopheles; Culicidae; RAPD; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES TRIANNULATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

ENZYME;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BRAZIL; ENZYMES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745248445     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[455:MCOTSS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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