Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Azevedo A, Rangel E, Munstermann L. Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1998, 14: 277-82. PMID: 9813825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic isolationSpecies statusSpot phenotypeGenetic variationIsoenzyme lociMorphological phenotypesSpecies levelMorphological variationWeinberg expectationsField populationsBiochemical charactersLutzomyia longipalpisEastern BrazilPolymorphic charactersPhlebotomine sand fliesGenetic profileIntermediate formIsoenzyme frequenciesPhenotypeGenetic polymorphismsSand fliesNew WorldSpot patternsLociLongipalpis