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ORGANISM(S): Anopheles merus
SUBMITTER: Hilary Uyhelji
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-59632 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Uyhelji Hilary A HA Cheng Changde C Besansky Nora J NJ
Molecular ecology 20160331 10
Evolution of osmoregulatory systems is a key factor in the transition of species between fresh- and saltwater habitats. Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles merus are stenohaline and euryhaline malaria vector mosquitoes belonging to a larger group of sibling species, the Anopheles gambiae complex, which radiated in Africa within the last 2 million years. Comparative ecological genomics of these vector species can provide insight into the mechanisms that permitted the rapid radiation of this species ...[more]