ArticleInsects2018
Genetic Variation in Insect Vectors: Death of Typology?
Article in Insects, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Genetic divergence in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes potentially associated with enhanced capacity for arbovirus transmission.BMC biology · 2026Article
- Insights into the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mt-COI) gene and wing morphometrics of Anopheles baimaii (Diptera: Culicidae) in malaria-endemic islands of Thailand.Parasitology research · 2024Article
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- Intraspecific Transcriptome Variation and Sex-Biased Expression in Anopheles arabiensis.Genome biology and evolution · 2021Article
- Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Mosquito Sexual Selection and Reproductive Control Programs.Trends in parasitology · 2021Review
- The Sterile Insect Technique: Success and Perspectives in the Neotropics.Neotropical entomology · 2021Review
- Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry-oat aphidEvolutionary applications · 2020Article
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- Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
The issue of typological versus population thinking in biology is briefly introduced and defined. It is then emphasized how population thinking is most relevant and useful in vector biology. Three points are made: (1) Vectors, as they exist in nature, are genetically very heterogeneous. (2) Four examples of how this is relevant in vector biology research are presented: Understanding variation in vector competence, GWAS, identifying the origin of new introductions of invasive species, and resistance to inbreeding. (3) The existence of high levels of vector genetic heterogeneity can lead to failure of some approaches to vector control, e.g., use of insecticides and release of sterile males (SIT). On the other hand, vector genetic heterogeneity can be harnessed in a vector control program based on selection for refractoriness.
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