Identifying Chagas disease vectors using elliptic Fourier descriptors of body contour: a case for the cryptic dimidiata complex

Identifying Chagas disease vectors using elliptic Fourier descriptors of body contour: a case for the cryptic dimidiata complex

Abstract Background Triatoma dimidiata (Reduviidae: Triatominae) is an important vector of Chagas disease in various countries in the Americas. Phylogenetic studies have defined three lineages in Mexico and part of Central America. While there is a marked genetic differentiation, methods for identif...

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Main Authors: Daryl D. Cruz, Elizabeth Arellano, Dennis Denis Ávila, Carlos N. Ibarra-Cerdeña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Triatomine
Identification
Morphometric analysis
Contours
Fourier
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04202-2

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