Vietnam, a Hotspot for Chromosomal Diversity and Cryptic Species in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae).

The increasing attention on Vietnam as a biodiversity hotspot prompted an investigation of the potential for cryptic diversity in black flies, a group well known elsewhere for its high frequency of isomorphic species. We analyzed the banding structure of the larval polytene chromosomes in the Simuli...

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Main Authors: Peter H Adler, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian-Azirun, Van Lun Low, Zubaidah Ya'cob, Chee Dhang Chen, Koon Weng Lau, Xuan Da Pham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5047563?pdf=render