A sex-limited esterase in the accessory glands of males of Anopheles funestus.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1977

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

37

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

046-048

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Green, C. A.

 

Abstract

Electrophoresis of individuals of Anopheles funestus Giles, and a very closely related species from South Africa, and subsequent staining for non-specific esterases showed that the most intensely staining bands were limited to males. Dissection of individuals further showed these isozymes to be restricted to the accessory glands of the internal genitalia. The bands appear to represent the products of alleles segregating at a single. autosomal locus.

Notes

Author(s) - Green, C. A.