Publication: Discrimination of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) laboratory lines based on wing geometry
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2005-07-01
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.36, No.4 (2005), 858-861
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Nuananong Jirakanjanakit, Jean Pierre Dujardin Discrimination of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) laboratory lines based on wing geometry. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.36, No.4 (2005), 858-861. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/16929
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Discrimination of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) laboratory lines based on wing geometry
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Recent techniques of geometric morphometrics were applied to the study of four Thailand laboratory lines of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. These lines differed by their geographic origin and the number of generations spent in the laboratory. Using a phase contrast microscope, a set of sixteen landmarks of the wings could be identified. A subsequent Procrustean superposition analysis produced the corresponding size and shape variables which were statistically analyzed. Size showed a significant decrease with the number of generations spent in the laboratory. Shape allowed an almost perfect reclassification of the specimens. This tool is able to accurately distinguish different laboratory lines and will be useful in field studies related to entomological surveillance and vector control.