Adaptation through chromosomal inversions in Anopheles

Chromosomal inversions have been repeatedly involved in local adaptation in a large number of animals and plants. The ecological and behavioral plasticity of Anopheles species - human malaria vectors - is mirrored by high amounts of polymorphic inversions. The adaptive significance of chromosomal in...

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Main Authors: Diego eAyala, Anna eUllastres, Josefa eGonzález
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00129/full