Testing Phylogeographic Hypotheses in <i>Mepraia</i> (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Suggests a Complex Spatio-Temporal Colonization in the Coastal Atacama Desert

Testing Phylogeographic Hypotheses in <i>Mepraia</i> (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Suggests a Complex Spatio-Temporal Colonization in the Coastal Atacama Desert

<i>Mepraia</i> is a genus (Triatominae) endemic to Chile and a vector of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>. Alternative phylogeographic hypotheses have been suggested for <i>Mepraia</i>. We tested different colonization routes hypothesized using mitochondrial sequences and...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Campos-Soto, Evelyn Rodríguez-Valenzuela, Gabriel Díaz-Campusano, Dusan Boric-Bargetto, Álvaro Zúñiga-Reinoso, Franco Cianferoni, Fernando Torres-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
<i>Mepraia</i> species
Biogeography of <i>Mepraia</i>
Plio-Pleistocene climate change
Andes uplift
phylogeographic hypotheses
diversification
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/5/419

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