Ecology and morphological variations in wings of Phlebotomus ariasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the region of Roquedur (Gard, France): a geometric morphometrics approach

Ecology and morphological variations in wings of Phlebotomus ariasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the region of Roquedur (Gard, France): a geometric morphometrics approach

Abstract Background Phlebotomus ariasi Tonnoir, 1921, is the predominant sand fly species in the Cevennes region and a proven vector of Leishmania infantum, which is the main pathogen of visceral and canine leishmaniasis in the south of France. Even if this species is widely present in Western Medit...

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Main Authors: Jorian Prudhomme, Cécile Cassan, Mallorie Hide, Céline Toty, Nil Rahola, Baptiste Vergnes, Jean-Pierre Dujardin, Bulent Alten, Denis Sereno, Anne-Laure Bañuls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Sand fly
Southern France
Geometric morphometry
Phlebotomus ariasi
Phenotypic plasticity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1872-z

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