Modeling current and future global distribution of Chrysomya bezziana under changing climate.

ABSTRACT: In the last few years, significant changes in climate have had a disparate effect on biodiversity. The influences of these changes are random and unpredictable. The resurgence of insect pests, especially of medical and veterinary importance, often corresponds with climate changes. The Old World screwworm, Chrysomya bezziana, is one of the most important myiasis-causing flies that parasitize warm-blooded animals in the Eastern Hemisphere. We used a spatial distribution modeling approach to estimate the consequences of climatic changes on the potential geographic distribution of this insect throughout the world currently and in the future. A Maxent model used occurrence data from 104 localities and 19 climatic factors to predict the suitable habitat regions throughout the world. Two represen

SUBMITTER: Hosni EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7080715 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature