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THE existence of two fresh-water forms (A and B) of Anopheles gambiae Giles which, when crossed, produce sterile F1 males has been established by Davidson and Jackson1. A salt-water tolerant strain of the same species from near Tanga, Tanganyika, has been shown to be partially incompatible with two strains of the group A fresh-water form2,3, while the variety melas has been shown to be incompatible with a fresh-water form (group unknown) from a nearby area in Liberia4.
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DAVIDSON, G. Anopheles gambiae Complex. Nature 196, 907 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196907a0
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