Heritability of biting time behaviours in the major African malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis

Abstract Background The use of insecticide-treated nets for malaria control has been associated with shifts in mosquito vector feeding behaviour including earlier and outdoor biting on humans. The relative contribution of phenotypic plasticity and heritability to these behavioural shifts is unknown....

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Main Authors: Nicodem J. Govella, Paul C. D. Johnson, Gerry F. Killeen, Heather M. Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04671-7