Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33, 531-536

Gladys Beatriz de Sousa, Antonio Blanco and Cristina Noemi Gardenal (1996)
Genetic structure of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from a marsh ecosystem in Cordoba, Argentina
Journal of Medical Entomology 33 (4), 531-536
Abstract: Allozymic variability was analyzed for 8 samples of the floodwater mosquito Aedes albifasciatus (Macquart) obtained in October and November 1993 from marsh and pasture habitats along the Mar Chiquita ecosystem in central Argentina. Expected mean heterozygosity among 17 loci was low. F_IS values were negative for all polymorphic loci, and mean F_ST values were low, indicating high levels of gene exchange and the absence of subpopulations within the 25-km-wide study area. Genetic homogeneity throughout the area suggests that outcrossing occurs frequently as a result of dispersal among sampled sites.
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Database assignments for author(s): Cristina Noemi Gardenal

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes albifasciatus		Argentina