Estimation of adult census size from close-kin dyads in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Anita Lerch, Scott T. Small, Tin‐Yu J. Hui, Priscila Bascuñán, Ellen M. Dotson, Martin Lukindu, Krystal Birungi, Jonathan Kayondo, Austin Burt, T. Alex Perkins, Nora J. Besansky
The paper applies close-kin mark-recapture to estimate adult mosquito census size and clutch failure probability in Anopheles gambiae, finding high clutch failure and extreme reproductive variance.
Evolutionary Applications · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology