Climate associated size and shape changes in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations from Thailand

• Main Authors: Ronald Enrique Morales Vargas, Phubeth Ya-umphan, Noppawan Phumala-Morales, Narumon Komalamisra, Jean Pierre Dujardin
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/28509

In spite of the adult body size variability of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and its likely association with life history and vectorial capacity, the causes of size variation itself have been only partially identified. In particular, possible important factors such as climatic variation have not received...