title: Courtship song genes and speciation in sand flies.
abstract: Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) is a vector of visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas and it might represent a complex of sibling species. Reproductive isolation between closely related species often involves differences in courtship behaviour. cacophony (cac) and period (per) are two Drosophila genes that control features of the "lovesong" males produce during courtship that has been implicated in the sexual isolation between closely related species. We are using gene fragments from L. longipalpis' homologues of these two genes to study the speciation process in this putative species complex.
authors: Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Oliveira
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bottecchia
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Bauzer
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Souza
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ward
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Kyriacou
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Peixoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003380:Courtship; D005260:Female; D017344:Genes, Insect / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000235:genetics*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D014828:Vocalization, Animal
chemical_list: D012724:Sex Attractants