@article{fdi:010050498, title = {{G}enetic and morphometric evidence for population isolation of {G}lossina palpalis gambiensis ({D}iptera : {G}lossinidae) on the {L}oos islands, {G}uinea}, author = {{C}amara, {M}. and {C}aro {R}iano, {H}. and {R}avel, {S}ophie and {D}ujardin, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {H}ervou{\¨e}t, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {D}e {M}eeûs, {T}hierry and {K}agbadouno, {M}. {S}. and {B}ouyer, {J}. and {S}olano, {P}hilippe}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}llele frequencies at four microsatellite loci, and morphometric features based on 11 wing landmarks, were compared among three populations of {G}lossina palpalis gambiensis ({D}iptera: {G}lossinidae) in {G}uinea. {O}ne population originated from the {L}oos islands separated from the capital {C}onakry by 5 km of sea, and the two others originated from the continental mangrove area close to {D}ubreka, these two groups being separated by approximate to 30 km. {M}icrosatellites and wing geometry data both converged to the idea of a separation of the {L}oos island population from those of the mangrove area. {A}lthough occasional contacts cannot be excluded, our results support the hypothesis of the {L}oos population of tsetse flies being a completely isolated population. {T}his situation will favor a sequenced intervention against human {A}frican trypanosomosis and the possibility of an elimination of tsetse from this island.}, keywords = {{G}lossina palpalis ; microsatellite {DNA} ; geometric morphometrics ; wings ; {G}uinea}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology}, volume = {43}, numero = {5}, pages = {853--860}, ISSN = {0022-2585}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[853:{GAMEFP}]2.0.{CO};2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010050498}, }