Seasonal population dynamics and the genetic structure of the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti in São Paulo, Brazil.

• Autores: Campos M, Lourdes da Graça Macoris M, Paduan Kdos S, Pinto J, Ribolla PE, Spenassatto C
• Ano de Publicação: 2012
• Journal: Ecology and Evolution
• Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Seasonal+population+dynamics+and+the+genetic+structure+of+the+mosquito+vector+Aedes+aegypti+in+S%C3%A3o+Paulo%2C+Brazil

Population genetic studies of insect vectors can generate knowledge to improve epidemiological studies focused on the decrease of pathogen transmission. In this study, we used nine SNPs across the Aedes aegypti genome to characterize seasonal population variations of this important dengue vector.
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