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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Swarming behaviour in natural populations of Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii: Review of 4 years survey in rural areas of sympatry, Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Acta Tropica, Volume 132, No. 1, Year 2014
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The swarming behaviour of natural populations of Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii (formerly known as An. gambiae S and M forms, respectively) were investigated through longitudinal surveys conducted between July 2006 and October 2009 in two rural areas of south-western Burkina Faso where these forms are sympatric. In both sites, the majority of swarms were recorded above visual markers localised among houses. In Soumousso, a wooded area of savannah, 108 pairs caught in copula from 205 swarms were sampled; in VK7, a rice growing area, 491 couples from 250 swarms were sampled. If segregated swarms were the norm in both sites, many visual markers were shared by the two forms of An. gambiae. Furthermore, mixed swarms were collected annually in frequencies varying from one site to another, though no mixed inseminations were recorded, corroborating the low hybrid rate previously reported in the field. The occurrence of inter-specific mate-recognition mechanisms, which allow individuals to avoid hybridisation, is discussed. © 2013 International Atomic Energy Agency 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sawadogo, Péguédwindé Simon
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Namountougou, Moussa
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Toé, Kobié Hyacinthe
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Rouamba, Jeremie
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Maïga, Hamidou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Ouédraogo, K. R.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Baldet, Thierry
France, Paris
Cirad
Gouagna, Louis Clément
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Kengne, Pierre
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Simard, Frédéric R.
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Costantini, Carlo
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Gibson, Gabriella J.
United Kingdom, Chatham
Natural Resources Institute
Diabaté, Abdoulaye
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Lees, Rosemary Susan
Austria, Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
Gilles, Jérémie Rl L.
Austria, Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
Dabiré, Roch Kounbobr
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Muraz
Statistics
Citations: 51
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.12.011
ISSN:
0001706X
e-ISSN:
18736254
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Burkina Faso