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Schofield, CJ; Galvão, C; (2009) Classification, evolution, and species groups within the Triatominae. Acta tropica, 110 (2-3). pp. 88-100. ISSN 0001-706X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.01.010

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Abstract

Classification of the Triatominae has become a complex balance between traditional approaches and a wide variety of evolutionary interpretations. On the one hand is the need for a stable classification of practical use for those involved in vector surveillance and control. On the other is the desire to adequately reflect evolutionary theory derived from a range of molecular, cytogenetic and morphometric comparisons, with additional complications raised by current interpretations of the subfamily as a recently derived polyphyletic assemblage. Here we review key aspects of triatomine systematics and evolution, to derive a pragmatic classification that seeks to build on traditional morphological concepts within the context of current evolutionary theories.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty and Department:	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Pathogen Molecular Biology
PubMed ID:	19385053
Web of Science ID:	266181200002
URI:	http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/5460

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