The population structure of Glossina palpalis gambiensis from island and continental locations in Coastal Guinea.

• Main Authors: Philippe Solano (Author), Sophie Ravel (Author), Jeremy Bouyer (Author), Mamadou Camara (Author), Moise S Kagbadouno (Author), Naomi Dyer (Author), Laetitia Gardes (Author), Damien Herault (Author), Martin J Donnelly (Author), Thierry De Meeûs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We undertook a population genetics analysis of the tsetse fly Glossina palpalis gambiensis, a major vector of sleeping sickness in West Africa, using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers. Our aims were to estimate effective population size and the degree of isolation between coastal sites on...