The genetic basis of host choice and resting behavior in the major African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis
Bradley J Main, Yoosook Lee, Heather Ferguson, Anicet Kihonda, Nicodem Govella, Katharina S Kreppel, Travis C Collier, Anthony J Cornel, Eleazar Eskin, Eun Yong Kang, Catelyn C Nieman, Allison M Weakley, Gregory Lanzaro
This paper identifies a genetic component for host choice in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes, linking it to a chromosomal inversion, while finding no genetic basis for resting behavior.
PLOS Genetics · Sep 15, 2016Peer-reviewedGenetics