Experimental comparison of anthropophily between geographically dispersed populations of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Med Vet Entomol
; 13(3): 299-309, 1999 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Lutzomyia whitmani, a major vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, occupies diverse habitats from the Amazon forest canopy to suburban animal pens. Three mitochondrial lineages of Lu. whitmani ('Amazonian', 'North-South' and 'North-east') have parapatric distributions coinciding with different ecological zones. We assessed the host preferences of populations representing the three lineages in standardized field experiments, and found that Lu. whitmani in all sites were significantly more attracted to humans than to dogs or chickens. Females from a southerly population of the North-South lineage showed the greatest degree of anthropophily. Lu. whitmani from Amazonia were also strongly attracted to human baits, contradicting previously published accounts. Intraspecific comparisons in non-Amazonian sites suggest that Lu. whitmani is less anthropophilic than Lu. intermedia but more so than Lu. longipalpis. No significant difference was detected in anthropophily between Lu. whitmani in the Amazon and either Lu. dendrophyla or Lu. gomezi. Anthropophilic behaviour was demonstrated in the same site for Lu. complexa, Lu. flaviscutellata and Lu. brachyphalla, but not for Lu. infraspinosa.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psychodidae
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Vet Entomol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido