... in determining their habitat use and ecological distribution, and thus their local contribution to malaria transmission. Here, we lay the groundwork for genetic dissection of this trait by quantifying saltwater tolerance in three closely related cryptic species and malaria vectors from the Afrotropical Anopheles...

... indicate that mosquitoes may use mechanisms besides reduced metabolic rate to enable survival during the Sahelian dry season. * Author for correspondence ([email protected]) 14 12 2011 23 2 2012 © 2012. 2012 aestivation gonotrophic cycle malaria vector metabolism...

..., the composition of these malaria vectors varies spatially and temporally throughout the region and is thought to be linked to environmental factors such as rainfall, larval site characteristics and duration of the dry season. To examine possible physiological divergence between these taxa, we measured metabolic...

... of both of these mosquitoes. † Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected]) 13 8 2002 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2002 2002 Malaria vector mosquito lipid metabolism lipophorin fatty acid phospholipid neonate Animals need maternal resources...