Multilocus analysis of divergence and introgression in sympatric and allopatric sibling species of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Alejandra S Araki (Author), Gabriel E M Ferreira (Author), Camila J Mazzoni (Author), Nataly A Souza (Author), Ricardo C Machado (Author), Rafaela V Bruno (Author), Alexandre A Peixoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Latin America, is a complex of sibling species. In Brazil, a number of very closely related sibling species have been revealed by the analyses of copulation songs, sex pheromones and molecular markers. However, the level...