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Zebra stripes: the questions raised by the answers

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2660-2680, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Multiple hypotheses have been suggested to explain why the three zebra species (Equus quagga, E. grevyi and E. zebra) are striped. We review how well these theories explain the nature (rather than simply the existence) of the stripes. Specifically, we explore how well different theories explain (i) the form of zebra stripes (especially on ...
Hamish M. Ireland, Graeme D. Ruxton
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Understanding Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) Behavior through its Genome

, 2023
Glossina morsitans (G. morsitans), commonly known as tsetse fly, have caused public health concerns throughout the years. G. morsitans is the vector for Trypanosoma brucei (T.
Satya Nugroho, Jo, Juandy, Kristin Talia Marbun, Juandy Jo, Marbun, Kristin Talia, Nugroho, Satya   +5 more
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Tsetse fly (Glossina pallidipes) midgut responses to Trypanosoma brucei challenge

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the prominent vector of African trypanosome parasites (Trypanosoma spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa, and Glossina pallidipes is the most widely distributed species in Kenya.
Rosemary Bateta, Jingwen Wang, Yineng Wu, Brian L. Weiss, Wesley C. Warren, Grace A. Murilla, Serap Aksoy, Paul O. Mireji   +7 more
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Tsetse Fly Detection and Sex Classification Model Enrichment Employing YOLOv8 and YOLO11 Architecture

Applied AI Letters, Volume 6, Issue 3, October 2025.
This study developed an automated Tsetse fly sex identification and classification system using CNN‐driven mobile imaging and compared the performance of YOLOv8 and YOLO11 through a performance matrix and statistical analysis involving paired t‐tests and McNemar's test.
Wegene Demisie Jima, Serkalem Fekadu Desta, Tesfaye Adisu Tarekegn, Genet Shewangizaw Gebremedhin, Ashenafi Bekele Gutema, Taye Girma Debelee   +5 more
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Fine strcture of the female reproductive systems in a viviparous insect, Glossina morsitans morsitans (Diptera, Glossinidae)

, 2011
The female reproductive system of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans is analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The study focuses in particular on the choriothete, a peculiar uterine structure involved in the viviparous mode of ...
Lehane, M. J., Avanzati, Anna Maria, Bigliardi, Elisa, Bechi, Nicoletta, A.M. Avanzati, Ricci, Luana, M.J. Lehane, E. Bigliardi, N. Bechi, A. Pellegrini, L. Paulesu, Pellegrini, Alex   +11 more
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L’élevage de Glossina morsitans submorsitans Newstead, 1910 (Diptera: Glossinidae) au CRTA de Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Il. Caractéristiques biologiques

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1988
Un élevage de Glossina morsitans submorsitans est créé, en décembre 1981, au CRTA de Bobo-Dioulasso, à partir de 11182 pupes produites par des femelles sauvages élevées en brousse dans la région de la Comoé (Sud-Ouest du Burkina Faso).
J. Filledier, Burkhard Bauer
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Evaluation of two candidate molecules—TCTP and cecropin—on the establishment of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense into the gut of Glossina palpalis gambiensis

Insect Science, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 1747-1760, October 2025.
This study investigates the potential of enhancing the resistance of Glossina palpalis gambiensis to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense to mitigate the transmission of Human African Trypanosomiasis. We successfully cloned genes encoding proteins of interest in Sodalis strains, resulting in recombinant Sodalis (recSodalis) that were micro‐injected into the L3
François Sougal Ngambia Freitas, Linda De Vooght, Flobert Njiokou, Jan Van Den Abeele, Géraldine Bossard, Bernadette Tchicaya, Rosa Milagros Corrales, Sophie Ravel, Anne Geiger, David Berthier‐Teyssedre   +9 more
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Inhibition of the DNA amplification of trypanosomes present in tsetse flies midguts: implications for the identification of trypanosome species in wild tsetse flies

Parasite, 2004
The present study was carried out in order to investigate if there was really a failure of PCR in identifying parasitologically positive tsetse flies in the field.
Ravel S., Mariani C., Grébaut P., Jamonneau V., Cuisance D., Cuny G.   +5 more
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Potential of entomopathogenic fungi for Glossina austeni control: insights into microbiome alterations and implications on sustainable management of the pest

Insect Science, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 1691-1712, October 2025.
Abstract Glossina austeni Newstead (Diptera: Glossinidae) is a competent vector of the trypanosomes causing human African trypanosomiasis and the African animal trypanosomosis. Management of this pest has primarily involved trapping methods, Sterile Insect Technique, and research into vector competence–symbiotic interactions.
Fidelis Levi Odhiambo Ombura, Imna Malele, Adly MM Abd‐Alla, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Inusa Jacob Ajene, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis   +5 more
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Prevalence of symbionts and trypanosome infections in tsetse flies of two villages of the “Faro and Déo” division of the Adamawa region of Cameroon

BMC Microbiology, 2018
Background Tsetse flies are vectors of human and animal African trypanosomiasis. In spite of many decades of chemotherapy and vector control, the disease has not been eradicated. Other methods like the transformation of tsetse fly symbionts to render the
Ginette Irma Kame-Ngasse, Flobert Njiokou, Tito Trésor Melachio-Tanekou, Oumarou Farikou, Gustave Simo, Anne Geiger   +5 more
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