Natural variation in timing of egg hatching, response to water agitation, and bidirectional selection of early and late hatching strains of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu lato
Current rearing protocols systematically select for fast hatching and result in the progressive loss of staggered egg hatching in older laboratory strains. The selection of novel slow-hatching strains may prove instrumental to enable the mass production, shipping, and release of Anopheles mosquitoes across Africa as part of genetic vector control programs.
Authors
- Frédéric Tripet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-0712)
- Emmanuel Chinweuba Ottih
Institutions
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Keele University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06533-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Open Philanthropy Project
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases