Biological and genetic aspects of crosses between species of the genus Meccus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae Triatominae)

The degree of reproductive isolation between Meccus phyllosomus and the remaining five species of the genus Meccus, as well as between Meccus bassolsae and Meccus pallidipennis, Meccus longipennis and Meccus picturatus, was examined. Fertility and the segregation of morphological characteristics wer...

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Main Authors: José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, Yunuen Grant-Guillén, Luz Verónica Ventura-Rodríguez, Paola Denisse Osorio-Pelayo, Michael Dassaejv Macías-Amezcua, Karla Meillón-Isáis, Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar, Elvia Rodríguez-Bataz, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000300007&lng=en&tlng=en