Genetic diversity and differentiation in the blackflies Simulium cheongi, Simulium jeffreyi and Simulium vanluni (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Peninsular Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
The population genetic structures of S. vanluni, S. cheongi and S. jeffreyi were determined from mitochondria-encoded sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunits I (COI) across different states in Peninsular Malaysia. High levels of genetic diversity and genetic differentiation were observed among three species. All three species revealed an intermediate level of gene flow among the populations. Negative values of Fu's Fs and low values of Raggedness index supported the hypothesis of population expansion in S. vanluni, S. cheongi and S. jeffreyi. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
Blackflies, Population genetic structure, Genetic diversity, Genetic differentiation
Divisions
fac_med,tidrec
Funders
University of Malaya (Project no. BKP009-2018 and RP021C-16SUS),Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (Project no. FP024-2019A),Ministry of Education, Malaysia for niche area research under the Higher Institution Center of Excellence (HICoE) program (Project no. MO002-2019)
Publication Title
Acta Tropica
Volume
205
Publisher
Elsevier