Evidence for serial founder events during the colonization of North America by the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Evidence for serial founder events during the colonization of North America by the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Abstract The Aedes aegypti mosquito first invaded the Americas about 500 years ago and today is a widely distributed invasive species and the primary vector for viruses causing dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever. Here, we test the hypothesis that the North American colonization by Ae. aegyp...

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Main Authors: Evlyn Pless, Jeffrey R. Powell, Krystal R. Seger, Brett Ellis, Andrea Gloria‐Soria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
genetic structure
Invasive species
North America
population genetics
serial founder effect
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8896

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8896

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