Historical Biogeography and the Evolution of Hematophagy in Rhodniini (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Historical Biogeography and the Evolution of Hematophagy in Rhodniini (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

The Rhodniini tribe is one of the five tribes in the subfamily Triatominae and is notorious for its domestic blood-sucking pests and vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi across Latin America. The human and economic costs of the Chagas disease in the American tropics are considerable, and these insects are o...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Silva de Paula, Carlos Barreto, Mike Cerqueira Martins Telmo, Lileia Diotaiuti, Cleber Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
MAXENT
molecular clock
Neotropical
Rhodnius
Psammolestes
vicariance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.660151/full

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