Unexpected behavioural adaptation of yellow fever mosquitoes in response to high temperatures

Abstract Temperature is a major ecological driver of mosquito-borne diseases as it influences the life-history of both the mosquito and the pathogen harboured within it. Understanding the mosquitoes’ thermal biology is essential to inform risk prediction models of such diseases. Mosquitoes can respo...

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Main Authors: David O. H. Hug, Alida Kropf, Marine O. Amann, Jacob C. Koella, Niels O. Verhulst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54374-5