A preliminary assessment of genetic differentiation of Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Guatemala by random amplification of polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 882-887

  Calderón, Claudia I ^a   Dorn, Patricia L ^a,b   Melgar, Sergio ^a   Chávez, Juan José ^a   Rodas, Antonieta ^a   Rosales, Regina ^a   Monroy, Carlota M ^a  

^a Escuela de Biologia   (Guatemala)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guatemala; Population genetics; Random amplification of polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction; Sylvan; Triatoma dimidiata

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA DIMIDIATA;

EID: 6444220474     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.5.882     Document Type: Article

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