Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors

Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors

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Two invasive mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus , have been interacting during the course of a rapid range expansion by A. albopictus. We investigated the potential for interspecific feeding interference by male mosquitoes interacting with females within and between these species. A. aeg...

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Main Authors: John Soghigian, Kathryn Gibbs, Ashleigh Stanton, Rachel Kaiser, Todd Livdahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Environmental Health Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S16007
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spelling doaj-98e8ed2a3b064871a4f36de93bc39d172020-11-25T03:33:54ZengSAGE PublishingEnvironmental Health Insights1178-63022014-01-018s210.4137/EHI.S16007Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue VectorsJohn Soghigian0Kathryn Gibbs1Ashleigh Stanton2Rachel Kaiser3Todd Livdahl4Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.Two invasive mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus , have been interacting during the course of a rapid range expansion by A. albopictus. We investigated the potential for interspecific feeding interference by male mosquitoes interacting with females within and between these species. A. aegypti feeding on both sugar and blood was suppressed when females of this species were exposed to A. albopictus males, but no change was observed when exposed to conspecifics. A. albopictus feeding was not affected by males of either species. The potential consequences of these behaviors are discussed within the context of other known interspecific effects, all of which appear to favor the displacement of A. aegypti by A. albopictus .https://doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S16007
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Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors
Environmental Health Insights
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title Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors
title_short Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors
title_full Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors
title_fullStr Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors
title_full_unstemmed Sexual Harassment and Feeding Inhibition between two Invasive Dengue Vectors
title_sort sexual harassment and feeding inhibition between two invasive dengue vectors
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publishDate 2014-01-01
description Two invasive mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus , have been interacting during the course of a rapid range expansion by A. albopictus. We investigated the potential for interspecific feeding interference by male mosquitoes interacting with females within and between these species. A. aegypti feeding on both sugar and blood was suppressed when females of this species were exposed to A. albopictus males, but no change was observed when exposed to conspecifics. A. albopictus feeding was not affected by males of either species. The potential consequences of these behaviors are discussed within the context of other known interspecific effects, all of which appear to favor the displacement of A. aegypti by A. albopictus .
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