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Effect of altitude on wing metric variation of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in a region of the Colombian Central Andes.
Leyton Ramos, Luis Míguel; Aguirre Obando, Oscar Alexander; Duque, Jonny Edward; García-Merchán, Víctor Hugo.
Afiliação
  • Leyton Ramos LM; Grupo de Evolución, Ecología y Conservación (EECO), Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia.
  • Aguirre Obando OA; Escuela de Investigación en Biomatemáticas, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia.
  • Duque JE; Escuela de Investigación en Biomatemáticas, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia.
  • García-Merchán VH; Centro de Investigaciones en Enfermedades Tropicales - CINTROP, Facultad de Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia.
PLoS One ; 15(8): e0228975, 2020.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32817690
In mosquitoes of medical importance, wing shape and size can vary with altitude, an aspect that can influence dispersion and, consequently, their vector capacity. Using geometric morphometry analysis, Aedes aegypti wing size and shape variation of males and females was studied in four altitudes in the second-smallest department in Colombia: 1,200 m (Tebaida), 1,400 m (Armenia), 1,500 m (Calarcá), and 1,700 m (Filandia). Wing shape in males (P < 0.001) and females (P < 0.001) was significantly different through the altitudinal gradient; in turn, wing size in males followed the altitudinal gradient males (R2 = 0.04946, P = 0.0002), females (R2 = 0.0011, P = 0.46). Wing allometry for males (P < 0.001) and females (P < 0.001) was significant. Likewise, the shape and size of the wings of males (P < 0.001) and females (P < 0.001) had significant fluctuating asymmetry. It is concluded that, in a small scale with an altitudinal variation of 500 meters, it is detected that the size and shape of the wings varied in A. aegypti, main vector the agents that cause dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. The fluctuating asymmetry is present in the individuals studied and could be associated with environmental effects caused by vector control campaigns present in some sampling locations.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Asas de Animais / Aedes Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Asas de Animais / Aedes Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia País de publicação: Estados Unidos