Biogeographical aspects of the occurrence of Nyssomyia neivai and Nyssomyia intermedia (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a sympatric area of the Brazilian savannah

Nyssomyia intermedia and Nyssomyia neivai constitute a species complex associated with Leishmania transmission. The aim of this study was to analyse the ecological profiles of the Ny. intermedia and Ny. neivai populations in a sympatric area in the Brazilian savannah along the banks of the Velhas Ri...

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Main Authors: Lara Saraiva, Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Cristiani de Castilho Sanguinette, Deborah Aparecida Alves de Carvalho, José Dilermando Andrade Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000700005&lng=en&tlng=en