Complex population history of two Anopheles dirus mosquito species in Southeast Asia suggests the influence of Pleistocene climate change rather than human-mediated effects

• Main Authors: S. M. O'Loughlin, T. Okabayashi, M. Honda, Y. Kitazoe, H. Kishino, P. Somboon, T. Sochantha, S. Nambanya, P. K. Saikia, V. Dev, C. Walton
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=54049102544&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60040
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Anopheles dirus and Anopheles baimaii are closely related species which feed on primates, particularly humans, and transmit malaria in the tropical forests of mainland Southeast Asia. Here, we report an in-depth phylogeographic picture based on 269 individuals from 21 populations from mainland South...