Evolutionary Genetics and Phylogenetics of Mosquito Species
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2022) | Viewed by 14241
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vector biology; population genetics; mosquito ecology; phylogenetics; vector-borne diseases; landscape genetics
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Interests: public health; ecology; entomology; malaria; vector-borne diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vector-borne diseases are responsible for approximately 17% of the global burden of communicable diseases and more than 700,000 deaths annually. Rapid urbanization, changes in land use patterns, increased international trade and human movement worldwide have been associated with the intensification of pathogen transmission in endemic areas and the spread and outbreaks of vector-borne diseases in new regions, including temperate zones. As “the most dangerous animals in the world”, mosquitoes are fascinating, complex, and will likely always be with us. Across Culicidae, the diversity and heterogeneity of preferred ‘hosts’ range from the hemolymph of insect species through amphibians and reptiles to birds and mammals. A few genera, such as Toxorhynchites, feed exclusively on nectar. What mechanisms are responsible for mosquito host choice? Spatiotemporal shifts in host-seeking, feeding, and resting behaviors have been documented and recent progress includes the detection of a single underlying ancestral component linked to human preference in Aedes aegypti. Current and predicted rapid urbanization and concurrent land use change worldwide may push mosquito evolution in the direction of increased human biting. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the evolution of host preference, mechanisms underlying host-seeking, mosquito genome structure, and maintenance of mosquito diversity.
Prof. Dr. Jan E. Conn
Prof. Dr. Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Host preference
- Mosquito genomes
- Evolutionary history
- Rapid urbanization
- Mosquito diversity
- Multiple blood meals
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