2002
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
1998
Genetic Structure of Local Populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central Colombia
Munstermann L, Morrison A, Ferro C, Pardo R, Torres M. Genetic Structure of Local Populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central Colombia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1998, 35: 82-89. PMID: 9542350, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.1.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structureGenetic distanceGene flow estimatesPopulation genetic structureNei's genetic distanceNew World tropicsDiscontinuous geographical distributionMagdalena River ValleyCentral ColombiaGene flowMean heterozygosityWorld tropicsGenetic variationLongipalpis populationsGenetic variabilityIsoenzyme lociPeridomestic populationsGeographical distributionSouthern MexicoMinimal populationLociLocal populationLutzomyia longipalpisAmerican visceral leishmaniasisHeterozygosity