Changes in the Sexual Dimorphism of Triatominae in the Transition from Natural to Artificial Habitats
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
;
94(4): 565-9, July-Aug. 1999.
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in English
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RESUMO
A shift from large to small average sizes was observed in Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius domesticus between field and domestic (or laboratory) conditions of life. It was more pronounced in the female specimens, leading to a subsequent reduction of sexual size dimorphism. This feature is discussed in terms of genetic and populational changes occurring from natural to artificial habitats, in particular those related to population densities. Sexual size dimorphism is then recommended as a new character to be used in the study of species of Triatominae adapting to domestic ecotopes
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Main subject:
Triatominae
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Sex Characteristics
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Insect Vectors
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bolivia
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Brazil
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