@article{fdi:010064134,
  title = {{E}cotype evolution in {G}lossina palpalis subspecies, major vectors of sleeping sickness},
  author = {{D}e {M}eeûs, {T}hierry and {B}ouyer, {J}. and {R}avel, {S}ophie and {S}olano, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {T}he role of environmental factors in driving adaptive trajectories of living organisms is still being debated. {T}his is even more important to understand when dealing with important neglected diseases and their vectors. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal {F}indings {I}n this paper, we analysed genetic divergence, computed from seven microsatellite loci, of 614 tsetse flies ({G}lossina palpalis gambiensis and {G}lossina palpalis palpalis, major vectors of animal and human trypanosomes) from 28 sites of {W}est and {C}entral {A}frica. {W}e found that the two subspecies are so divergent that they deserve the species status. {C}ontrolling for geographic and time distances that separate these samples, which have a significant effect, we found that {G}. p. gambiensis from different landscapes ({N}iayes of {S}enegal, savannah and coastal environments) were significantly genetically different and thus represent different ecotypes or subspecies. {W}e also confirm that {G}. p. palpalis from {I}vory {C}oast, {C}ameroon and {DRC} are strongly divergent. {C}onclusions/{S}ignificance {T}hese results provide an opportunity to examine whether new tsetse fly ecotypes might display different behaviour, dispersal patterns, host preferences and vectorial capacities. {T}his work also urges a revision of taxonomic status of {G}lossina palpalis subspecies and highlights again how fast ecological divergence can be, especially in host-parasite-vector systems.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {SENEGAL} ; {GAMBIE} ; {MALI} ; {GUINEE} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {e0003497 [16 ]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0003497},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064134},
}