Lemonde Bouafou, Boris K Makanga, Nil Rahola, Marilou Boddé, Marc F Ngangué, Josquin Daron, Audric Berger, Theo Mouillaud, Alex Makunin, Petra Korlević, Joachim Nwezeobi, Pierre Kengne, Christophe Paupy, Mara K N Lawniczak, Diego Ayala
The adaptation of Anopheles malaria vectors to domestic settings is directly linked to their ability to feed on humans. The strength of this species-habitat association is unequal across the species within the genus, with the major vectors being particularly dependent on humans. However, our understanding of how blood-feeding behavior interacts with and adapts to environmental settings, including the presence of humans, remains limited. Using a field-based approach, we first investigated Anopheles community structure and feeding behavior patterns in domestic and sylvatic settings in La Lopé National Park in Gabon, Central Africa...
June 2024: Evolutionary Applications