Speciation within --the glass is half full. (Viewpoint)

Authors :: della Torre, A.
Costantini, C.
Besansky, N.J.
Caccone, A.
Petrarca, V.
Powell, J.R.
Coluzzi, M.
Source :: Science. October 4, 2002, Vol. 298 Issue 5591, p115, 3 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Restrictions to gene flow among molecular forms of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto reveal an ongoing speciation process affecting the epidemiology of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.<br />The most important vector of the malaria parasite in sub-Saharan Africa is the mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.). It belongs to a group of sibling species--known as the A. [...]