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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-05-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8896 |