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MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 109-111Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-283x.2002.00342.x
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Anopheles gambiae; genetic control; larval competition; malaria vectors; mating success; sexual selection; wing size; Sao Tome
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For malaria control, the utility of transgenic vector Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) refractory to Plasmodium transmission, will depend on their interbreeding with the wild vector population. In many species, larger males are more successful in obtaining mates. In Sao Tome island, we determined that size did not affect mating success of male Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto, the main malaria vector in tropical Africa. Also we showed that larval intraspecific competition is probably insignificant in this population of An. gambiae. Thus, the potential success of transgenic An. gambiae is unlikely to be affected by size selection under field conditions.
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