Evolution, epidemiology, and population genetics of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 846-865

  Adler, Peter H ^a   Cheke, Robert A ^b   Post, Rory J ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black flies; Chromosomes; Cytogenetics; Mansonellosis; Molecular genetics; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocerciasis; Sibling species; Simulium damnosum complex; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

AUTOPOLYPLOIDY; BIODIVERSITY; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST SELECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INSECT GENETICS; INSECT SOCIETY; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; LONGEVITY; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE LARVA); MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SIMULIUM DAMNOSUM; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; SIMULIIDAE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; DAMNOSUM COMPLEX; DIPTERA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM DAMNOSUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77956285028     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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