Molecular phylogeny of the Anopheles gambiae complex suggests genetic introgression between principal malaria vectors.
Besansky N, Powell J, Caccone A, Hamm D, Scott J, Collins F. Molecular phylogeny of the Anopheles gambiae complex suggests genetic introgression between principal malaria vectors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 6885-6888. PMID: 8041714, PMCID: PMC44302, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.15.6885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexGambiae complexDNA sequence dataGenetic introgressionGene flowMolecular phylogenyEvolutionary relationshipsSister taxaChromosomal inversionsPhylogenetic treePrincipal malaria vectorAfrotropical speciesSequence dataA. gambiaeNonvector speciesDistant branchesSpeciesMalaria vectorsAnopheles arabiensisEfficient vectorPrincipal vectorIntrogressionPhylogenyMalaria control strategiesTaxa