Quantitative morphological evidence for incipient species within Lutzomyia quinquefer (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Morphological variation among geographic populations of the New World sand fly Lutzomyia quinquefer (Diptera, Phlebotominae) was analyzed and patterns detected that are probably associated with species emergence. This was achieved by examining the relationships of size and shape components of morpho...

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Main Authors: JP Dujardin, F Le Pont, E Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000600022