PMID: 18425278Apr 22, 2008Paper

Reproductive isolation between sympatric and allopatric Brazilian populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Nataly A SouzaAlexandre A Peixoto

Abstract

Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l., the main vector of Leishmania chagasi in Latin America, is a species complex although the exact number of siblings is yet unknown. In Brazil, the siblings differ in male copulatory courtship songs and pheromones that most certainly act as pre-zygotic reproductive barriers. Here we analysed the reproductive isolation between three allopatric and two sympatric populations of Lu. longipalpis s.l. from Brazil. The results indicate a strong copulatory and pre-mating isolation between the three allopatric populations. In addition, the results also indicate a stronger pre-mating isolation between the two sympatric siblings than between the three allopatric ones, suggesting a role for reinforcement in the speciation of the Lu. longipalpis s.l. complex.

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Aug 29, 2009·Medical and Veterinary Entomology·N A SouzaA A Peixoto
Jul 22, 2014·Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases·Charalambos P Kyriacou
Dec 5, 2014·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Daniel P BrayJames G C Hamilton
Aug 13, 2015·PloS One·Lara SaraivaJosé Dilermando Andrade Filho
Feb 23, 2017·Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz·Nataly A SouzaAlejandra S Araki
Jan 30, 2014·Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz·Rodolfo Costa, Ralf Stanewsky
Jan 30, 2014·Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz·Felipe de Mello VigoderAlexandre Afranio Peixoto
Jan 13, 2011·Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz·Felipe M VigoderAlexandre A Peixoto
Jan 23, 2021·Medical and Veterinary Entomology·L C de Sousa-PaulaF Dantas-Torres
Jul 6, 2021·Acta Tropica·Lucas Christian de Sousa-PaulaFilipe Dantas-Torres
Oct 15, 2020·Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases·Yago Visinho Dos Reis, Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi

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