The environmental conditions experienced by parents can influence offspring phenotype
along with the conditions experienced by offspring. These parental effects are clear in …

The nutritional ecology of an organism can influence the phenotypes of its offspring,
generating maternal effects (when derived from mothers) and paternal effects (when derived …

In addition to genetic history, environmental conditions during larval stages are critical to the
development, success and phenotypic fate of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. In particular …

Background The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is the principal vector of medically-
important infectious viruses that cause severe illness such as dengue fever, yellow fever and …

Significant morbidity and potential mortality following dengue virus infection is a re-emerging
global health problem. Due to the limited effectiveness of current disease control methods …

Parental (transgenerational) effects occur when the conditions experienced by a mother or
father contribute to offspring phenotype. Here we show that parental larval diet in …

Populations of Aedes aegypti naturally exhibit variable susceptibility to dengue viruses. This
natural variation can be impacted by nutritional stress resulting from larval-stage crowding …

Background In a recent study using DNA barcoding, we identified the plants fed upon by four
Afro-tropical mosquito species that vector dengue, malaria, and Rift Valley fever. Herein, we …

Background Aedes aegypti is the main vector of dengue, a disease that is increasing its
geographical range as well as incidence rates. Despite its public health importance, the …

Dengue fever (DF), caused by the dengue virus (DENV), is the most burdensome arboviral
disease in the world, with an estimated 400 million infections each year. The Aedes aegypti …