Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) larval ecology in natural habitats in the cold temperate Patagonia region of Argentina.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge of immature habitats is an important focus for investigations of mosquito community ecology, and may improve our understanding of how environmental variables increase risk of mosquito-borne diseases by influencing the distributions and abundances of species. In Patagonia region, where climatic and ecological factors could be only borderline suitable for mosquito development, relatively little is known about larval ecology. The present study focuses on associations of environmental conditions in natural aquatic habitats with abundances of mosquito species that have colonized such habitats in Patagonia.

Methods

We described the mosquito community composition within 26 natural temporary pools, and assessed the general relationships between environmental var

SUBMITTER: Grech MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6505294 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature