Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (1999) 15, 468-474

J.E. Conn, M.G. Rosa-Freitas, S.L.B. Luz and H. Momen (1999)
Molecular population genetics of the primary neotropical malaria vector Anopheles darlingi using mtDNA
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 15 (4), 468-474
Abstract: Samples of the neotropical malaria vector Anopheles darlingi from Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela were analyzed to test for differences in mitochondrial haplotype frequencies. With the use of molecular variance components and F-statistics, significant genetic variability of An. darlingi was found apportioned primarily among populations within regions or within populations, with regions defined either as biomes (n = 5) or ecoregions (n = 2). The Mantel analysis resulted in a significant correlation [Prob (r) = 0.009] between genetic and geographic distances, evidence that these populations are genetically isolated by distance. Such isolation could reflect differences in phenotypes for factors affecting vector capacity.
(The abstract is excluded from the Creative Commons licence and has been copied with permission by the publisher.)
Database assignments for author(s): Jan E. Conn

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

---

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles darlingi		Bolivia
	Anopheles darlingi		Venezuela
	Anopheles darlingi		Brazil (NE)