Geometric morphometrics and ecological niche modelling for delimitation of near-sibling triatomine species

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-93

  Gurgel Goncalves R ^a   Ferreira, J B C ^a,b   Rosa, A F ^b   Bar, M E ^c   Galvao C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ecological niche divergence; Shape; Size; Triatoma garciabesi; Triatoma sordida

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; CERRADO; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOREGION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICHE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SIBLING; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRIATOMA;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TRIATOMA;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL;

REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA GARCIABESI; TRIATOMA SORDIDA; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 79951543286     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00920.x     Document Type: Article

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