Perfect association between spatial swarm segregation and the X-chromosome speciation island in hybridizing Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae populations

Abstract The sibling species An. coluzzii and An. gambiae s.s. are major malaria vectors thought to be undergoing sympatric speciation with gene flow. In the absence of intrinsic post-zygotic isolation between the two taxa, speciation is thought possible through the association of assortative mating...

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Main Authors: Abdoulaye Niang, Hamidou Maïga, Simon P. Sawadogo, Lassana Konaté, Ousmane Faye, Yoosook Lee, Roch K. Dabiré, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Frederic Tripet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14865-9