Trends in evolution of the Rhodniini tribe (Hemiptera, Triatominae): experimental crosses between Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 and P. coreodes Bergroth, 1911 and analysis of the reproductive isolating mechanisms.
Amanda RavaziJader de OliveiraFabricio Ferreria CamposFernanda Fernandez MadeiraYago Visinho Dos ReisAna Beatriz Bortolozo de OliveiraMaria Tercília Vilela de Azeredo-OliveiraJoão Aristeu da RosaCleber GalvãoKaio Cesar Chaboli AleviPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2021)
The results of this study demonstrate that Psammolestes spp. have intrageneric genomic compatibility and that post-zygotic barriers, namely unviability of hybrid and hybrid collapse, resulted in the breakdown of the hybrids of P. tertius and P. coreodes, confirming the specific status of species based on the biological concept of species.
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