title: Intraspecific hybridization of two karyotypic forms of Anopheles vagus (Diptera: Culicidae) and the related egg surface topography.
abstract: Hybridization tests of the two karyotypic forms (Form A and B) of laboratory-raised, isolines of Anopheles vagus, were conducted by induced copulation. The results of reciprocal- and back-crosses indicated that they were genetically compatible, providing viable progeny. Comparative egg morphometry and morphology, aided by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), revealed that the eggs of the two karyotypic forms were morphometrically and morphologically similar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. wchoocho@mail.med.cmu.ac.th
authors.forename: Wej
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Choochote
authors.forename: Atchariya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jitpakdi
authors.forename: Kabkaew
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sukontason
authors.forename: Udom
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Chaithong
authors.forename: Sirijit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wongkamchai
authors.forename: Benjawan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pitasawat
authors.forename: Narissara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jariyapan
authors.forename: Teerayut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suntaravitun
authors.forename: Eumporn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rattanachanpichai
authors.forename: Kom
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sukontason
authors.forename: Somjai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leemingsawat
authors.forename: Yupha
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rongsriyam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D007621:Karyotyping; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure*