Genetic Structure of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations Based on Mitochondrial Nd5 Sequences: Evidence for an Independent Invasion into Brazil and United States
Birungi J, Munstermann L. Genetic Structure of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations Based on Mitochondrial Nd5 Sequences: Evidence for an Independent Invasion into Brazil and United States. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 2002, 95: 125-132. DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2002)095[0125:gsoaad]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNative range populationsNuclear lociRange populationsLocal differentiationHistory of dispersalNarrow genetic baseMitochondrial NADH dehydrogenasePrivate haplotypesMitochondrial sequencesAedes albopictus populationsGenetic structureIndependent invasionsWidespread haplotypeGenetic driftGenetic exchangeNew geographic areasDispersal mechanismsColonization sequenceGenetic basePopulation structureDNA sequencesNADH dehydrogenaseND5 sequencesAsian tiger mosquitoBp region