@incollection{fdi:010065587, title = {{R}ubber plantations as a mosquito box amplification in {S}outh and {S}outheast {A}sia}, author = {{S}umodan, {P}.{K}. and {M}orales {V}argas, {R}. and {P}othikasikorn, {J}. and {S}umanrote, {A}. and {L}efait-{R}obin, {R}. and {D}ujardin, {J}ean-{P}ierre}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{U}sing simple species richness index and geometric morphospaces, we compared the mosquito fauna in rubber plantations from {T}hailand and {I}ndia and contrasted it with a fragmented forest fauna from northern {T}hailand. {I}n rubber plantations, {A}edes albopictus was the most frequent mosquito, together with a high proportion of filarial and malaria vectors. {B}ecause of the many breeding sites represented by the latex cups, heavy downpour during the rainy season probably transforms the rubber plantation ecosystems into mosquito-borne disease-transmitting systems. {I}n the forest, a different composition of the mosquito fauna was observed, but {A}. albopictus was also the most frequent mosquito. {I}ts presence and its different metric properties in the forest could suggest the possible existence of native populations in {T}hailand, in accordance with the hypothesis of its {S}outheast {A}sian origin.}, keywords = {{ASIE} {DU} {SUD} ; {ASIE} {DU} {SUD} {EST} ; {THAILANDE} ; {INDE}}, booktitle = {{S}ocio-ecological dimensions of infectious diseases in {S}outheast {A}sia}, numero = {}, pages = {155--167}, address = {{S}ingapour}, publisher = {{S}pringer}, series = {}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1007/978-981-287-527-3_10}, ISBN = {978-981-287-526-6 ; 978-981-287-527-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065587}, }