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ArticleParasites & vectors2017

Wing variation in Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) in urban parks.

Gabriela Cristina de Carvalho, Daniel Pagotto Vendrami, Mauro Toledo Marrelli, André Barretto Bruno Wilke

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gabriela Cristina de CarvalhoFaculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Daniel Pagotto VendramiInstituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mauro Toledo MarrelliFaculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
André Barretto Bruno WilkeFaculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. andrewilke@usp.br.
Instituto de Saúde · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCulex nigripalpus has a wide geographical distribution and is found in North and South America. Females are considered primary vectors for several arboviruses, including Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and Eastern equine encephalitis virus, as well as a potential vector of West Nile virus. In view of the epidemiological importance of this mosquito and its high abundance, this study sought to investigate wing variation in Cx. nigripalpus populations from urban parks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

methodsFemale mosquitoes were collected in seven urban parks in the city of São Paulo between 2011 and 2013. Eighteen landmark coordinates from the right wing of each female mosquito were digitized, and the dissimilarities between populations were assessed by canonical variate analysis and cross-validated reclassification and by constructing a Neighbor-Joining (NJ) tree based on Mahalanobis distances. The centroid size was calculated to determine mean wing size in each population.

resultsCanonical variate analysis based on fixed landmarks of the wing revealed a pattern of segregation between urban and sylvatic Cx. nigripalpus, a similar result to that revealed by the NJ tree topology, in which the population from Shangrilá Park segregated into a distinct branch separate from the other more urban populations.

conclusionEnvironmental heterogeneity may be affecting the wing shape variation of Cx. nigripalpus populations.

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Parks, RecreationalAnatomic VariationAnimalsBrazilCitiesCulexEnvironmentFemaleMosquito VectorsSeasonsWings, AnimalPopulation structureUrbanizationUrban parksWing shape variation

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PMID28923116
PMCPMC5604421
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