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ArticleBMC research notes2017

Morphometric diagnosis of Glossina palpalis (Diptera: Glossinidae) population structure in Ghana.

Faith Ebhodaghe, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Delphina Adabie-Gomez, Adam Yahaya

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Article in BMC research notes, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Faith EbhodagheAfrican Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, West-African Sub-Regional Centre, University of Ghana Legon, Accra, Ghana. ebhodaghefaith@gmail.com.
Maxwell Kelvin BillahAfrican Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, West-African Sub-Regional Centre, University of Ghana Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Delphina Adabie-GomezAfrican Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, West-African Sub-Regional Centre, University of Ghana Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Adam YahayaTsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Unit/PATTEC, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Pong-Tamale, Ghana.
University of Ghana · GHMinistry of Food and Agriculture · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to identify isolated population(s) of Glossina palpalis in Ghana using geometric morphometrics to evaluate variations in wing-shape and size between populations of the fly from three regions.

resultsWing shape of G. palpalis tsetse flies from the Northern, Western and Eastern Regions varied significantly between each other. Populations from the Northern and Western Regions varied the most (Mahalanobis Distance = 54.20). The least variation was noticed between populations from the Western and Eastern Regions (MD = 1.99). On morphospace, the Northern population clearly separated from the Eastern and Western populations both of which overlapped. Wing centroid size also significantly varied among populations. Reclassification scores were satisfactory reaching 100% for the Northern population. The Northern population of G. palpalis is possibly isolated from the Western and Eastern Region populations. Meanwhile, a panmictic relationship could be on-going between the Western and Eastern populations. We speculate that geographical distance and subspecific difference between populations are among factors responsible for observed pattern of wing shape variations among the studied populations. The implications of results regarding choice of control strategy and limitations of the study are discussed.

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AnimalsFemaleGeographyGhanaInsect VectorsReproductive IsolationTrypanosomaTrypanosomiasis, AfricanTsetse FliesWings, AnimalGhanaGlossina palpalisPopulation

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