2018
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2635-9
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Locomotor activity in males of Aedes aegypti can shift in response to females’ presence

Abstract: BackgroundThe study of physiological and behavioral traits of mosquito vectors has been of growing relevance for the proposition of alternative methods for controlling vector-borne diseases. Despite this, most studies focus on the female’s traits, including the behavior of host seeking, the physiology of disease transmission and the site-choice for oviposition. However, understanding the factors that lead to males’ reproductive success is of utmost importance, since it can help building new strategies for cons… Show more

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“…aegypti and An. coluzzii males exhibit earlier flight activity onset towards dusk, compared to females 15,26 . Male mosquitoes form 'swarms' in anticipation of female mosquitoes flying through to mate.…”
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“…aegypti and An. coluzzii males exhibit earlier flight activity onset towards dusk, compared to females 15,26 . Male mosquitoes form 'swarms' in anticipation of female mosquitoes flying through to mate.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…The timing of male swarming is species specific. This dictates a temporal niche for mating of different mosquito species, whereby male mosquitoes evolved pre-dusk earlier anticipation to optimize their chance of mating 12,15 . Our previous work shows that light-evoked attraction/avoidance behavior is mediated by both opsinand non-opsin based photoreceptors in Drosophila 1,2 .…”
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“…Las horas en las que se muestran con mayor actividad se corresponden con las primeras y las últimas de la fotofase (Taylor y Jones, 1969). Es en este momento en el que se aparean (Cabrera y Jaffe, 2007;Araripe et al, 2018), procuran un hospedador sanguíneo (Chadee y Martínez, 2000) y oviponen (Corbet y Chadee, 1990). Se alimentan de néctar de plantas pero las hembras requieren además un aporte de proteínas sanguíneas para el desarrollo de sus huevos.…”
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