Ecological genomics of preference for human hosts in the native range of the dengue mosquito
James E. Fifer, Massamba Sylla, Wendegoudi Mathias Ouédraogo, Abdoul-Aziz Maiga, Aboubacar Sombié, Boubacar Coulibaly, Binta Djimdé, Sanou Makan Konate, Karim Savadogo, Sale Sidibe, Sakina Isadibir, Dvorah Nelson, Yunusa Garba Mohammed, Athanase Badolo, Alpha Seydou Yaro, Noah H. Rose
The paper develops a predictive model for human specialist behavior in Aedes aegypti by integrating population genomics and ecological factors.
bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology