Dating the origin and spread of specialization on human hosts in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
N. H. Rose, A. Badolo, M. Sylla, J. Akorli, S. Otoo, A. Gloria-Soria, J. R. Powell, B. J. White, J. E. Crawford, C. S. McBride
This study dates the origin of human-specialist mosquitoes in Aedes aegypti using genomic analysis and finds climate change and urbanization drove different phases of specialization.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2022Evolutionary Biology