Hybrid sterility in crosses between two Brazilian sibling species of the Anopheles albitarsis complex

Abstract Background Complexes of cryptic species are common in several taxa and this is also the case in the Anopheles genus, a group including all known human malaria vectors. The Anopheles albitarsis complex comprises at least nine cryptic species, some of which are implicated as vectors of human...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Giglio Fontoura, Alejandra Saori Araki, Renata Van Der Maas Azevedo, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo, Alexandre Afranio Peixoto, José Bento Pereira Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0559-6