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Evidence for divergent selection between the molecular forms of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Anopheles gambiae</Emphasis>: role of predation |
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| Authors: | Abdoulaye Diabaté Roch K Dabiré Kyle Heidenberger Jacob Crawford William O Lamp Lauren E Culler Tovi Lehmann |
| Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, National Institute of Health, 12735 Twinbrook Parkway, Room 2W13A, 20852 Rockville, MD, USA;(2) IRSS/Centre Muraz, Laboratoire de Parasitologie/Entomologie BP 390 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso;(3) Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742-4454, MD, USA |
| Abstract: | BackgroundThe molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae are undergoing speciation. They are characterized by a strong assortative mating and they display partial habitat segregation. The M form is mostly found in flooded/irrigated areas whereas the S form dominates in the surrounding areas, but the ecological factors that shape this habitat segregation are not known. Resource competition has been demonstrated between species undergoing divergent selection, but resource competition is not the only factor that can lead to divergence. |
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