@article{fdi:010018676, title = {{H}igh amounts of genetic differentiation between populations of the malaria vector {A}nopheles arabiensis from {W}est {A}frica and {E}astern outer islands}, author = {{S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {F}ontenille, {D}idier and {L}ehmann, {T}. and {G}irod, {R}. and {B}rutus, {L}aurent and {G}opaul, {R}. and {D}ournon, {C}. and {C}ollins, {F}.{H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}olymorphism at nine microsatellites loci was examined to assess the level of genetic differentiation between four #{A}nopheles arabiensis$ populations from {S}enegal, the high plateau of {M}adagascar, and {R}eunion and {M}auritius islands. {E}ight of nine loci showed great polymorphism (2-16 alleles/locus) and significant genetic differentiation was revealed between all four populations by {F}- and {R}-statistics, with {F}st estimates ranging from 0.080 to 0.215 and equivalent {R}st values ranging between 0.022 and 0.300. {T}hese high amounts of genetic differentiation are discussed in relation to geographic distance including large bodies of water, and history of mosquito settlement, and insecticide use on the islands. {T}he results suggest that historical events of drift rather than mutation are probably the forces generating genetic divergence between these populations, with homogenization of the gene pool by migration being dramatically restricted across the ocean. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{MOUSTIQUE} ; {VECTEUR} ; {PALUDISME} ; {GENETIQUE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {STRUCTURE} {GENETIQUE} ; {FLUX} ; {GENE} ; {POLYMORPHISME} {GENETIQUE} ; {VARIABILITE} {GENETIQUE} ; {ETUDE} {REGIONALE} ; {MICROSATELLITE} ; {SENEGAL} ; {MADAGASCAR} ; {REUNION} ; {MAURICE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene}, volume = {60}, numero = {6}, pages = {1000--1009}, ISSN = {0002-9637}, year = {1999}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010018676}, }