[HTML][HTML] Larval predation in malaria vectors and its potential implication in malaria transmission: an overlooked ecosystem service?

O Roux, V Robert - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
The role of aquatic predators in controlling the anopheline aquatic stage has been known for
decades. Recently, studies have highlighted that exposition to predation stress during …

Sensitive period diversity: Insights from evolutionary models

JA Stamps, B Luttbeg - The Quarterly Review of Biology, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Recent models of the evolution of sensitive periods in response to informative stimuli (ie,
cues) provide insights into reasons why empiricists within and across disciplines might …

Evidence for carry-over effects of predator exposure on pathogen transmission potential

O Roux, A Vantaux, B Roche… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Accumulating evidence indicates that species interactions such as competition and
predation can indirectly alter interactions with other community members, including …

[HTML][HTML] Olfactory sensitivity and threat-sensitive responses to alarm cue in an invasive fish

CM Wagner, JD Bals, GJ Byford, AM Scott… - Biological Invasions, 2023 - Springer
Establishing how invasive animals perceive and manage the threat of predation improves
our understanding of why certain species rapidly invade unfamiliar environs where others …

Age-dependent changes in behavioural plasticity: insights from Bayesian models of development

JA Stamps, VV Krishnan - Animal Behaviour, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent models of sensitive periods and age-dependent changes in plasticity are based on
the premise that animals use Bayesian-like processes to update information across …

Gene expression divergence between malaria vector sibling species Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii from rural and urban Yaoundé Cameroon

BJ Cassone, C Kamdem, C Cheng, JC Tan… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Divergent selection based on aquatic larval ecology is a likely factor in the recent isolation of
two broadly sympatric and morphologically identical African mosquito species, the malaria …

Both consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators impact mosquito populations and have implications for disease transmission

MC Russell, CM Herzog, Z Gajewski, C Ramsay… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Predator-prey interactions influence prey traits through both consumptive and non-
consumptive effects, and variation in these traits can shape vector-borne disease dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Local adaptation and colonization are potential factors affecting sexual competitiveness and mating choice in Anopheles coluzzii populations

C Nignan, BS Poda, SP Sawadogo, H Maïga… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The mating behaviour of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae complex is an important
aspect of its reproduction biology. The success of mosquito release programmes based on …

Living with predators at the larval stage has differential long-lasting effects on adult life history and physiological traits in two anopheline mosquito species

O Roux, D Renault, K Mouline, A Diabaté… - Journal of Insect …, 2021 - Elsevier
Under predation stress, individuals increase their metabolic rate and adopt different
resource allocation strategies to favor their direct survival to the detriment of growth …

[HTML][HTML] Direct and indirect effects of predation and parasitism on the Anopheles gambiae mosquito

F Ong'wen, PO Onyango, T Bukhari - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background A good understanding of mosquito ecology is imperative for integrated vector
control of malaria. In breeding sites, Anopheles larvae are concurrently exposed to …