Genetic differentiation of Anopheles claviger s.s. in France and neighbouring countries
Summary An investigation of polymorphism of 11 autosomal and one sex‐linked allozyme loci was made on 18 samples of Anopheles claviger Meigen (Diptera: Culicidae) from localities across France and neighbouring sites in Germany and Switzerland, plus one sample of Anopheles petragnani Del Vecchio from...
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Published in | Medical and veterinary entomology Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 264 - 271 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Science Ltd
01.09.2000
Wiley |
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An investigation of polymorphism of 11 autosomal and one sex‐linked allozyme loci was made on 18 samples of Anopheles claviger Meigen (Diptera: Culicidae) from localities across France and neighbouring sites in Germany and Switzerland, plus one sample of Anopheles petragnani Del Vecchio from the French Pyrénées. Genetic differentiation between these two sibling species was confirmed (Nei genetic distance 0.33–0.44) and two genetically distinct groups of populations were identified within An. claviger. These two forms of An. claviger showed contiguous geographical distributions, Group I found across western and Central France, Group II in eastern France and nearby parts of Germany and Switzerland. The two groups were in contact in a region near the Rhone Valley where two intermediate samples were found. The taxonomic significance of this finding is discussed in the context of the recent climatic history of Europe and in relation to the vector potential of each member of the An. claviger complex. |
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Bibliography: | istex:5C8E13E383ADE2EC3D0E84A33CE96078989011EC ark:/67375/WNG-QZ80ZBQZ-F ArticleID:MVE232 Present address: Entente Interdépartementale pour la Démoustication du Littoral Méditerranéen, 165 rue Paul Rimbaud, BP 6036, 34030 Montpellier cedex 1, France. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
ISSN: | 0269-283X 1365-2915 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00232.x |