Anopheles dirus species E: chromosomal and crossing evidence for another member of the dirus complex.
Cytogenetic and crossing data provide strong evidence for the existence of another species, dirus E in southwestern India, within the Dirus Complex of Anopheles. These findings are in accord with unpublished morphological observations. Our data suggest a significant genetic divergence between species E and its close relatives, An. dirus A, B and C in Thailand. These data also suggest that dirus E is an incipient sibling species of its geographically nearest relative, dirus D, and that it seemingly co-evolved through the process of allopatric speciation.
Sawadipanich
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Baimai
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Harrison
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005260:Female; D007621:Karyotyping; D007814:Larva / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D010058:Oviposition; D013045:Species Specificity; D014960:X Chromosome; D014998:Y Chromosome