Genetic Structure of Natural Populations of Aedes aegypti at the Micro- and Macrogeographic Levels in Brazil

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

350-356

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - C. F. J. Ayres, M. A. V. Melo-Santos, J. R. M. Prota, A. M. Solé-Cava, L. Regis, A. F. Furtado

 

Abstract

Genetic variation in 13 populations of Aedes aegypti from 3 regions of Brazil was comparedusing variation at 10 isozyme loci. Heterozygosities varied from 0.050 ± 0.027 to 0.280 ± 0.120 and a largegenetic differentiation (FST = 0.144) was observed among all populations. The largest...

Notes

Author(s) - C. F. J. Ayres, M. A. V. Melo-Santos, J. R. M. Prota, A. M. Solé-Cava, L. Regis, A. F. Furtado