@article{fdi:010061719,
  title = {{C}haracterization of swarming and mating behaviour between {A}nopheles coluzzii and {A}nopheles melas in a sympatry area of {B}enin},
  author = {{A}ssogba, {B}.{S}. and {D}jogb{\'e}nou, {L}. and {S}aizonou, {J}. and {D}iabat{\'e}, {A}. and {D}abir{\'e}, {R}.{K}. and {M}oiroux, {N}icolas and {G}illes, {J}.{R}.{L}. and {M}akoutod{\'e}, {M}. and {B}aldet, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he swarm structure of two sibling species, {A}nopheles gambiae coluzzii and {A}nopheles melas, was characterize to explore the ecological and environmental parameters associated with the formation of swarms and their spatial distribution. {S}warms and breeding sites were searched and sampled between {J}anuary and {D}ecember 2010, and larval and adult samples were identified by {PCR}. {D}uring the dry season, 456 swarms of {A}n. gambiae s.l. were sampled from 38 swarm sites yielding a total of 23,274 males and 76 females. {O}f these 38 swarming sites, 18 were composed exclusively of {A}n. gambiae coluzzii and 20 exclusively of {A}n. melas, presenting clear evidence of reproductive swarm segregation. {T}he species makeup of couples sampled from swarms also demonstrated assortative mating. {T}he swarm site localization was close to human dwellings in the case of the {A}n. gambiae coluzzii and on salt production sites for {A}n. melas. {A}t the peak of the rainy season, swarms of {A}n. melas were absent. {T}hese findings offer evidence that the ecological speciation of these two sibling species of mosquitoes is associated with spatial swarm segregation and assortative mating, providing strong support for the hypothesis that mate recognition is currently maintaining adaptive differentiation and promoting ecological speciation. {F}urther studies on the swarming and mating systems of {A}n. gambiae, with the prospect of producing a predictive model of swarm distribution, are needed to inform any future efforts to implement strategies based on the use of {GMM} or {SIT}.},
  keywords = {{PALUDISME} ; {VECTEUR} ; {MOUSTIQUE} ; {MALE} ; {ESSAIM} ; {ACCOUPLEMENT} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {VARIATION} {TEMPORELLE} ; {IDENTIFICATION} ; {ETUDE} {REGIONALE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {TECHNIQUE} {PCR} ; {BENIN} ; {DJEGBADJI} {VILLAGE}},
  booktitle = {{B}iology and behaviour of male mosquitoes in relation to new approaches to control disease transmitting mosquitoes},
  journal = {{A}cta {T}ropica},
  volume = {132},
  numero = {{S}uppl.},
  pages = {{S}53--{S}63},
  ISSN = {0001-706{X}},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.09.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061719},
}