@article{fdi:010068373,
  title = {{E}cology and morphological variations in wings of {P}hlebotomus ariasi ({D}iptera : {P}sychodidae) in the region of {R}oquedur ({G}ard, {F}rance) : a geometric morphometrics approach},
  author = {{P}rudhomme, {J}orian and {C}assan, {C}{\'e}cile and {H}ide, {M}. and {T}oty, {C}{\'e}line and {R}ahola, {N}il and {V}ergnes, {B}aptiste and {D}ujardin, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {A}lten, {B}. and {S}ereno, {D}enis and {B}anuls, {A}nne-{L}aure},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {P}hlebotomus ariasi {T}onnoir, 1921, is the predominant sand fly species in the {C}evennes region and a proven vector of {L}eishmania infantum, which is the main pathogen of visceral and canine leishmaniasis in the south of {F}rance. {E}ven if this species is widely present in {W}estern {M}editerranean countries, its biology and ecology remain poorly known. {T}he main goals of this work are to investigate the phenotypic variation of {P}. ariasi at a local scale in a region characterized by climatic and environmental fluctuations, and to determine if slope and altitude could affect the sand fly phenotypes. {R}esults: {S}and flies were captured along a 14 km-long transect in 2011 from {M}ay to {O}ctober. {A}t the same time, environmental data such as altitude and slope were also collected. {M}orphological analysis of {P}. ariasi wings was performed by a geometric morphometrics approach. {W}e found morphological variation among local populations of {P}. ariasi. {S}trong shape and size variations were observed in the course of the season (particularly in {J}une and {J}uly) for both genders. {D}uring {J}une, we highlighted differences in wing phenotypes according to altitude for both sexes and to slope and station for females. {C}onclusions: {T}he phenotypic variations observed in {P}. ariasi along the studied transect indicated these populations are subjected to environmental pressures. {N}evertheless, it seems that sand flies are more sensitive to extrinsic factors in {J}une and {J}uly, suggesting a phenotypic plasticity.},
  keywords = {{S}and fly ; {S}outhern {F}rance ; {G}eometric morphometry ; {P}hlebotomus ariasi ; {P}henotypic plasticity ; {FRANCE} ; {GARD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 578 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-016-1872-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068373},
}