Exploring the origin and degree of genetic isolation of anopheles gambiae from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, potential sites for testing transgenic-based vector control

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 631-644

  Marshall, Jonathon C ^a   Pinto, João ^b   Charlwood, Jacques Derek ^c   Gentile, Gabriele ^d   Santolamazza, Federica ^e   Simard, FrèDèRic ^f   Torre, Alessandra Della ^e   Donnelly, Martin J ^g   Caccone, Adalgisa ^h  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^g LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^h YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Island colonization; Malaria; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455129390     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2008.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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