A tiger is not always a satyr: role of male mating behaviour in interspecific mating interactions between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
This study provides additional evidence for strong pre-copulatory species barriers between Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus and adds male avoidance as a possible mechanism to maintain these barriers. Considering female resistance, the ability of males to overcome that resistance, and male avoidance of interspecific matings together will be important for informing understanding of how we expect interspecific mating rates to vary across populations and respond to selective pressures such as mass-release strategies.
Authors
- Michael B. Bonsall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0250-0423)
- Lauren J. Cator (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6627-1490)
- Simon Gubbins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-4173)
- Maisie Vollans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0848-9395)
- Krijn P. Paaijmans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4837-2818)
- Chenrui Zhang
- Catalina Alfonso-Parra
Institutions
- The Pirbright Institute (GB)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Saint Peter's University (US)
- Universidad de Antioquia (CO)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical (CO)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07267-7
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00