Spatial analysis of wing geometry in dengue vector mosquito, aedes aegypti (L.) (diptera: Culicidae), populations in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines

• Main Authors: Carvajal, Thaddeus M., Hernandez, Lara Fides T., Ho, Howell T., Cuenca, Menard G., Orantia, Biancamarie C., Estrada, Camille R., Viacrusis, Katherine M., Amalin, Divina M., Watanabe, Kozo
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Aedes aegypti > Philippines > Metro Manila; Dengue > Philippines > Metro Manila; Wings (Anatomy)—Structural dynamics; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1438
• Institution: De La Salle University

Background & objectives: Aedes aegypti (L.) is an efficient vector for arboviral diseases such as dengue. The wings of Ae. aegypti has been extensively studied in order to investigate population heterogeneity and structure by utilizing a landmark based geometric morphometrics (GMs) approach. The...