| Flies in the ointment: a morphological and molecular comparison of Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in South Africa. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 19019139 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Complementary nuclear (28S rRNA) and mitochondrial (COI) genes were sequenced from blowflies that phenotypically resembled Lucilia cuprina (W.), Lucilia sericata (Meigen) or exhibited characters of both species. The aim was to test a long-held hypothesis that these species hybridize under natural conditions in South Africa (Ullyett, 1945). Blowflies were obtained predominantly from the Cape Town metropolitan area, but reference samples were acquired for L. sericata from Pretoria. Several L. cuprina-like flies were shown to possess a conflicting combination of nuclear and mitochondrial genes that has also been seen in Hawaiian specimens. Homoplasy, sampling of pseudogenes, hybridization and incomplete lineage sorting are discussed as possible hypotheses for the pattern and the latter is concluded to represent the most likely explanation. |
| | |
Authors:
|
R Tourle; D A Downie; M H Villet |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-11-17 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Medical and veterinary entomology Volume: 23 ISSN: 1365-2915 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Vet. Entomol. Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2009-02-25 Completed Date: 2009-05-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8708682 Medline TA: Med Vet Entomol Country: England |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 6-14 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Animals Diptera / anatomy & histology*, genetics* Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics Female Genes, Mitochondrial Haplotypes Male Phylogeny RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / genetics South Africa |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/RNA, Ribosomal, 28S; EC 1.9.3.1/Electron Transport Complex IV |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of lupine residues in foods.
Next Document: Identification of VceA and VceC, two members of the VjbR regulon that are translocated into macropha...