Adaptation of a South American malaria vector to laboratory colonization suggests faster-male evolution for mating ability

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis </it>(Diptera: Culicidae) is one of the very few South American mosquito vectors of malaria successfully colonized in the laboratory. These vectors are very hard to breed because t...

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Main Authors: Valle Denise, Lima José BP, Peixoto Alexandre A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/4/12