| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1997 |
| Authors: | A. Reyes, Molina M. C. |
| Journal: | Miscellania Zoologica Barcelona |
| Volume: | 20 |
| Pagination: | 19-25 |
| Date Published: | 1997 |
| ISBN Number: | 0211-6529 |
| Keywords: | Allozymes, Europe, Genetics, Haematopota italica, Spain, Tabanidae |
| Abstract: | The species has traditionally been studied morphologically, but no genetic studies have been carried out so far A sample of 24 individuals of a natural population of Haematopota italica was analysed for six allozymic loci (Aph-1, Aph-2, Est-1, Est-2, Pgm, Sod). Four out of six loci were polymorphic (Aph-2, Est-2, Pgm, Sod). The estimates of genetic variation (heterozygosity, polymorphism and mean number of alleles per locus) were among the highest values described for hematophagous insect species. The loci Est-2 and Sod presented an excess of heterozygotes, possibly due to selection or to its association with chromosome inversions. |
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