Courtship Song Genes and Speciation in Sand Flies

Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
University Keele. School of Life Sciences. The Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology. UK.
University of Leicester. Department of Genetics. Leiceste, UK.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) is a vector of visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas and it might represent a complex of sibling species. Reproductive isolation between closely related species often involves differences in courtship behaviour. cacophony (cac) and period (per) are two Drosophila genes that control features of the “lovesong” males produce during courtship that has been implicated in the sexual isolation between closely related species. We are using gene fragments from L. longipalpis’ homologues of these two genes to study the speciation process in this putative species complex.

Keywords in Portuguese

Lutzomyia longipalpis
Cacofonia
Polimorfismo
Período

Keywords

Lutzomyia longipalpis
Cacophony
Period
Polymorphism

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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.

Citation

OLIVEIRA, S. G. et al. Courtship Song Genes and Speciation in Sand Flies. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 96, n. 3, p. 403-405, Apr. 2001.

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10.1590/S0074-02762001000300022

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0074-0276

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/44128

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