Males of Aedes aegypti show different clock gene expression profiles in the presence of conspecific females

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study of behavioral and physiological traits in mosquitoes has been mainly focused on females since males are not hematophagous and thus do not transfer the parasites that cause diseases in human populations. However, the performance of male mosquitoes is key for the expansion of populations and the perpetuation of mosquito species. Pre-copulatory communication between males and females is the initial and essential step for the success of copulation and studying the male facet of this interaction provides fertile ground for the improvement of vector control strategies. Like in most animals, reproduction, feeding, and oviposition are closely associated with locomotor activity in mosquitoes. Rhythmic cycles of locomotor activity have been previously described in Aedes

SUBMITTER: Bezerra J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578191 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature