Urbanization as a driver for temporal wing-shape variation in Anopheles cruzii (Diptera: Culicidae)

LC Multini, ABB Wilke, MT Marrelli - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Anopheles cruzii is the main vector of human and simian malaria in the Brazilian Atlantic
Forest. This biome, which is an important hotspot of malaria transmission, has suffered …

[HTML][HTML] Altitudinal population structure and microevolution of the malaria vector Anopheles cruzii (Diptera: Culicidae)

C Lorenz, TC Marques, MAM Sallum, L Suesdek - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background In Brazil, the autochthonous transmission of extra-Amazonian malaria
occurs mainly in areas of the southeastern coastal Atlantic Forest, where Anopheles cruzii is …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation on the genetic structure and diversity of the malaria vector Anopheles cruzii (Diptera: Culicidae)

LC Multini, ALS de Souza, MT Marrelli, ABB Wilke - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fragmentation of natural environments as a result of human interference has been
associated with a decrease in species richness and increase in abundance of a few species …

[HTML][HTML] Wing geometry of Anopheles darlingi Root (Diptera: Culicidae) in five major Brazilian ecoregions

MT Motoki, L Suesdek, ES Bergo… - Infection, genetics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
We undertook geometric morphometric analysis of wing venation to assess this character's
ability to distinguish Anopheles darlingi Root populations and to test the hypothesis that …

Geometric morphometric analysis of Colombian Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) reveals significant effect of environmental factors on wing traits and …

GF Gómez, EJ Márquez, LA Gutiérrez, JE Conn… - Acta tropica, 2014 - Elsevier
Anopheles albimanus is a major malaria mosquito vector in Colombia. In the present study,
wing variability (size and shape) in An. albimanus populations from Colombian Maracaibo …

[HTML][HTML] Microgeographic Wing-Shape Variation in Aedes albopictus and Aedes scapularis (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations

R Oliveira-Christe, ABB Wilke, MT Marrelli - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aedes albopictus and Aedes scapularis have been incriminated as vectors
of arboviruses that can cause human diseases. Geometric morphometric tools have been …

[HTML][HTML] Wing morphometric variability in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from different urban built environments

R Wilk-da-Silva, MMC de Souza Leal Diniz… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti is the main vector of the dengue, Zika and several other
arboviruses. It is highly adapted to urbanized environments and can be found worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] The use of wing shape for characterising macroevolution in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

C Lorenz, L Suesdek - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
The wing form of culicid mosquitoes shows considerable variation among groups: this
phenomenon has been addressed by several studies through space-time analyses in …

Chromosomal and environmental determinants of morphometric variation in natural populations of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Cameroon

D Ayala, H Caro-Riaño, JP Dujardin, N Rahola… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Anopheles funestus is one of the most proficient malaria vectors in the world, mainly
because of its remarkable ability to populate a wide range of ecological settings across …

Ecology of anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the central Atlantic Forest biodiversity corridor, southeastern Brazil

KS Da Silva, IS Pinto, GR Leite… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Knowledge of the fauna composition of anopheline mosquitoes, their ecological
aspects and behavior, and influence of climatic variables on their population dynamics can …