Aedes albopictus colonies from different geographic origins differ in their sleep and activity levels but not in the time of peak activity.

ABSTRACT: Mosquitoes occupy a wide range of habitats where they experience various environmental conditions. The ability of some species, such as the tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, to adapt to local conditions certainly contributes to their invasive success. Among traits that remain to be examined, mosquitoes' ability to time their activity with that of the local host population has been suggested to be of significant epidemiological importance. However, whether different populations display heritable differences in their chronotype has not been examined. Here, we compared laboratory strains originating from 8 populations from 3 continents, monitored their spontaneous locomotor activity patterns, and analyzed their sleep-like states. Overall, all strains showed conserved diurnal activity c

SUBMITTER: Wynne NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10980008 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature