Wing morphology variations in a natural population of Phlebotomus tobbi Adler and Theodor 1930.
J Vector Ecol
; 42(2): 223-232, 2017 12.
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ABSTRACT
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is highly endemic in the Cukurova region, located on the crossroads of main refugee routes from the Middle East to Europe on the eastern Mediterranean part of Turkey. Our purpose was to investigate the phenotypic variation of Phlebotomus tobbi, the known vector of CL in the region, during one active season. Sand flies and microclimatic data were collected monthly from May to October, 2011, from five locations in six villages in the study area. A geometric morphometric approach was used to investigate wing morphology. Shape analyses revealed that males collected in May and June comprised one group, while specimens collected in August, September, and October formed a second group. Specimens from July were found to be distributed within these two groups. A similar distribution pattern was observed for females, but specimens from October were represented as the third district group. Significant size variation was detected for both sexes between months. Wing size and temperature were negatively correlated for females, but there was no temperature effect for males. Wing size of both sexes was increased in correlation to increasing relative humidity. Males were found to have smaller wings with increasing population density.
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MEDLINE
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Phlebotomus
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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En
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J Vector Ecol
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
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Turquia