[HTML][HTML] Geometric morphometrics in mosquitoes: What has been measured?

C Lorenz, F Almeida, F Almeida-Lopes… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The field of morphometrics is develo** quickly. Recent advances have enabled geometric
techniques to be applied to many zoological problems, particularly those involving …

Integrating artificial intelligence and wing geometric morphometry to automate mosquito classification

VR de Lima, MCC de Morais, K Kirchgatter - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) comprise over 3500 global species, primarily in
tropical regions, where the females act as disease vectors. Thus, identifying medically …

Morphometric wing characters as a tool for mosquito identification

ABB Wilke, RO Christe, LC Multini, PO Vidal… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of important infectious diseases, causing
millions of deaths every year and endangering approximately 3 billion people around the …

Geometric morphometrics versus DNA barcoding for the identification of malaria vectors Anopheles dirus and An. baimaii in the Thai-Cambodia border

T Chaiphongpachara, T Changbunjong… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Anopheles (Cellia) dirus Peyton & Harrison and Anopheles baimaii Sallum &
Peyton are sibling species within the Dirus complex belonging to the Leucosphyrus group …

Microevolution of Aedes aegypti

C Louise, PO Vidal, L Suesdek - Plos one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Scientific research into the epidemiology of dengue frequently focuses on the microevolution
and dispersion of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. One of the world's largest urban …

Wing sexual dimorphism of pathogen-vector culicids

F Virginio, P Oliveira Vidal, L Suesdek - Parasites & Vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Sexual dimorphism in animals has been studied from different perspectives for
decades. In 1874 Darwin hypothesized that it was related to sexual selection, and even after …

[HTML][HTML] Microevolution of medically important mosquitoes–A review

L Suesdek - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
This review intends to discuss central issues regarding the microevolution of mosquito
(Culicidae) vectors of several pathogens and how this process impacts vector biology …

Effect of salinity on the behavior of Aedes aegypti populations from the coast and plateau of southeastern Brazil

M de Brito Arduino, LF Mucci, LLN Serpa… - Journal of vector …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Aedes aegypti were collected from plateau (Taubaté) and coastal (São Sebastião)
municipalities to establish colonies. Specimens of the F 1 generation were exposed to five …

Geometric morphometrics and machine learning as tools for the identification of sibling mosquito species of the Maculipennis complex (Anopheles)

N Bellin, M Calzolari, E Callegari, P Bonilauri… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geometric morphometrics allows researchers to use the specific software to quantify and to
visualize morphological differences between taxa from insect wings. Our objective was to …

Curcumin/d‐mannitol as photolarvicide: induced delay in larval development time, changes in sex ratio and reduced longevity of Aedes aegypti

NF Mezzacappo, LM de Souza… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Resistant populations of Ae. aegypti have been a major problem in
arboviruses epidemic areas, generating a strong demand for novel methods of vector …