@article{fdi:010030661,
  title = {{M}orphological variability in the malaria vector, {A}nopheles moucheti, is not indicative of speciation : evidences from sympatric south {C}ameroon populations},
  author = {{A}ntonio-{N}kondjio, {C}hristophe and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {C}ohuet, {A}nna and {F}ontenille, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}nopheles moucheti is a major human malaria vector in the vicinity of slow moving rivers in the tropical forests of {C}entral {A}frica. {M}orphological variations in natural populations of {A}. moucheti led to the designation of three morphological forms named {A}. moucheti moucheti, {A}. moucheti nigeriensis and {A}. moucheti bervoetsi. {U}sing allozyme markers, we investigated to which extent morphological and/or geographical populations of {A}. moucheti were genetically differentiated. {M}osquitoes were collected from four villages 20-200 km distant apart in south {C}ameroon, where specimens from each morphological form were found in sympatry. {A}ll populations appeared highly homogenous across both morphological type and geographic location. {S}ignificant genetic differentiation was only observed between two locations 150 km apart ({F}st=0.029; {P}=0.006), while no pairwise {F}st estimate between morphological forms reached statistical significance. {F}urther evidence against any taxonomic value of this morphological classification was provided by direct observation of morphological variation within the progeny of field-collected females from all three types. {S}ingle female offspring always belonged to at least two morphologically recognised types and most often, a mixture of all three forms was observed. {O}ur results therefore demonstrate that morphological variability within {A}. moucheti natural populations is not indicative of speciation. {W}ith this respect, restricted migration of individuals across river systems may be a more important factor in shaping population genetic structure of {A}. moucheti.},
  keywords = {{PALUDISME} ; {VECTEUR} ; {MORPHOLOGIE} ; {VARIABILITE} {GENETIQUE} ; {ISOENZYME} ; {REPARTITION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {SIMBOCK} ; {OLAMA} ; {NYABESSAN} ; {MBALMAYO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection, {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {2},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {69--72},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2002},
  DOI = {10.1016/{S}1567-1348(02)00084-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010030661},
}