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Amphibian Strategies Against Attacks by Flies: Host-Specificity and Threats. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Species interactions between Diptera flies and amphibians play a significant role in tropical ecosystems, but their ecology and evolution remain understudied. This review explores the costs flies impose on amphibians, such as pathogen transmission and disruption of communication systems, and highlights the evolutionary strategies employed by both ...
de Campos LLF, Pinho LC, Neckel-Oliveira S, Bernal XE.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Entomological profile and new registers of the genera Anopheles (Diptera, Culicidae) in a Brazilian rural community of the District of Coxipó do Ouro, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

EntomoBrasilis, 2020
The order Diptera is constituted of insects that possess numerous varieties of habitats, these winged, commonly called mosquitoes, comprise a monophyletic group.
Adaiane Catarina Marcondes Jacobina, Jozeilton Dantas Bandeira, Fábio Alexandre Leal dos Santos, Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas, Diniz Pereira Leite-Jr   +4 more
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The phylogenetic conundrum of Lutzia(Diptera: Culicidae: Culicini): a cautionary account of conflict and support [PDF]

, 2016
This is an open access article, available to all readers online, published under a creative commons licensing (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This document is the author's submitted version of the journal article.
Culverwell, CL, Harbach, RE, Kitching, I
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Biological Adaptations Associated with Dehydration in Mosquitoes

Insects, 2019
Diseases that are transmitted by mosquitoes are a tremendous health and socioeconomic burden with hundreds of millions of people being impacted by mosquito-borne illnesses annually.
Christopher J. Holmes, Joshua B. Benoit   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the Metaphase Chromosome Karyotypes in Imaginal Discs of Aedes communis, Ae. punctor, Ae. intrudens, and Ae. rossicus (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes

Insects, 2020
In this study, cytogenetic analysis of the metaphase chromosomes from imaginal discs of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes—Aedes communis, Ae. punctor, Ae. intrudens, and Ae. rossicus—was performed.
Svetlana S. Alekseeva, Yulia V. Andreeva, Irina E. Wasserlauf, Anuarbek K. Sibataev, Vladimir N. Stegniy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Allelic variants of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases: Constitutive and insecticide-mediated expression in a Malaysian strain of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2016
Cytochrome P450s (P450s) involved in insecticide resistance reduce the efficacy of insecticide-based vector control by rendering vector control ineffective.
Fatma M.A. EL-GARJ, Mustafa F.F. WAJIDI, Silas W. AVICOR   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020
Introduction: Discarded vehicle tires represent a serious threat both to the environment and to public health as they have the potential to harbor important mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors.
Mikel A. González, María Altagracia Rodríguez-Sosa, Yohan Enmanuel Vásquez-Bautista, Elizabeth del Carmen Rosario, Jesús Confesor Durán-Tiburcio, Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Culex tarsalis is a competent vector species for Cache Valley virus [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Cache Valley virus (CVV) is a mosquito-borne orthobunyavirus endemic in North America. The virus is an important agricultural pathogen leading to abortion and embryonic lethality in ruminant species, especially sheep.
Alto, Barry W., Ayers, Victoria B., Blitvich, Bradley J., Dunlop, James I., Higgs, Stephen, Huang, Yan-Jang, Kohl, Alain, Lyons, Amy C., Park, So Lee, Unlu, Isik, Vanlandingham, Dana L.   +10 more
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Culicidae

, 2004
Published as part of Leopoldo M. Rueda, 2004, Pictorial keys for the identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) associated with Dengue Virus Transmission, pp.
Reeves, Will K., Adler, Peter H., Grogan, William L., Super, Paul E.   +3 more
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The phylogeny of Anophelinae revisited: inferences about the origin and classification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]

, 2016
© 2015 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. "This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Harbach, R. E. and I. J. Kitching (2016). "The phylogeny of Anophelinae revisited: inferences about the origin and classification of Anopheles ...
Harbach, RE, Kitching, I
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