Evidence for family-level variation of phenotypic traits in response to temperature of Brazilian Nyssorhynchus darlingi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nyssorhynchus darlingi (also known as Anopheles darlingi) is the primary malaria vector in the Amazon River Basin. In Brazil, analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously detected three major population clusters, and a common garden experiment in a laboratory setting revealed significant population variation in life history traits. Increasing temperatures and local level variation can affect life history traits, i.e. adult longevity, that alter vectorial capacity with implications for malaria transmission in Ny. darlingi.

Methods

We investigated the population structure of Ny. darlingi from 7 localities across Brazil utilizing SNPs and compared them to a comprehensive Ny. darlingi catalog. To test the effects of local level variation on life histo

SUBMITTER: Chu VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011564 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature