| the anopheles dirus complex: spatial distribution and environmental drivers. | the anopheles dirus complex includes efficient malaria vectors of the asian forested zone. studies suggest ecological and biological differences between the species of the complex but variations within species suggest possible environmental influences. behavioural variation might determine vector capacity and adaptation to changing environment. it is thus necessary to clarify the species distributions and the influences of environment on behavioural heterogeneity. | 2007 | 17341297 |
| species diversity and biting activity of anopheles dirus and anopheles baimaii (diptera: culicidae) in a malaria prone area of western thailand. | a survey of adult anopheline mosquito diversities, collected from september 2009 to august 2010, was conducted in a malaria endemic area of western thailand. two anopheline species complexes, dirus and minimus, along with the maculatus group were observed. of several species documented from within each complex and group, four important malaria vectors were identified, including an. dirus, an. baimaii, an. minimus, and an. sawadwongporni. information on biting activity and host preference for any ... | 2012 | 23009133 |
| polytene chromosome relationships of five species of the anopheles dirus complex in thailand. | photographic maps and rearrangements of each salivary gland polytene chromosome arm of anopheles nemophilous (species f) and of an. dirus species a, b, c, and d of the dirus group from natural populations in thailand are presented. structural conformation of heterokaryotypes and comparison of chromosome banding sequences reveal 10 paracentric inversions. the data on fixed inversion of 3rb and inversion polymorphism of the x chromosome shared by these species were used to construct a phylogeny of ... | 1995 | 18470180 |
| malaria ecology along the thailand-myanmar border. | malaria in southeast asia frequently clusters along international borders. for example, while most of thailand is malaria free, the border region shared with myanmar continues to have endemic malaria. this spatial pattern is the result of complex interactions between landscape, humans, mosquito vectors, and malaria parasites. an understanding of these complex ecological and socio-cultural interactions is important for designing and implementing malaria elimination efforts in the region. this art ... | 2015 | 26437860 |
| partial mitochondrial dna sequences suggest the existence of a cryptic species within the leucosphyrus group of the genus anopheles (diptera: culicidae), forest malaria vectors, in northern vietnam. | during the last decade, southeast asian countries have been very successful in reducing the burden of malaria. however, malaria remains endemic in these countries, especially in remote and forested areas. the leucosphyrus group of the genus anopheles harbors the most important malaria vectors in forested areas of southeast asia. in vietnam, previous molecular studies have resulted in the identification of only anopheles dirus sensu stricto (previously known as an. dirus species a) among the leuc ... | 2010 | 20433694 |
| predicted distribution of major malaria vectors belonging to the anopheles dirus complex in asia: ecological niche and environmental influences. | methods derived from ecological niche modeling allow to define species distribution based on presence-only data. this is particularly useful to develop models from literature records such as available for the anopheles dirus complex, a major group of malaria mosquito vectors in asia. this research defines an innovative modeling design based on presence-only model and hierarchical framework to define the distribution of the complex and attempt to delineate sibling species distribution and environ ... | 2012 | 23226292 |