@article{fdi:010037746,
  title = {{M}ixed swarms of the molecular {M} and {S} forms of {A}nopheles gambiae ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) in sympatric area from {B}urkina {F}aso},
  author = {{D}iabat{\'e}, {A}. and {D}abire, {R}. {K}. and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {B}aldet, {T}. and {O}uari, {A}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}deric and {L}ehmann, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M} and {S} molecular forms of {A}nopheles gambiae sensu stricto {G}iles are thought to be reproductively isolated through premating barriers. {H}owever, the exact mechanisms of recognition of conspecific partners are unknown. {B}ecause mating in {A}n. gambiae occurs in swarms, one might expect swarming behavior between the {M} and {S} forms to be different and that this probably reduces the risk of contact between males and females of the different forms in areas where they are sympatric. {W}e report the occurrence of four mixed swarms, containing males of {M} and {S} forms, out of a total of 26 swarms sampled in {S}oumousso, a typical savannah village of {B}urkina {F}aso, {W}est {A}frica. {H}owever, the frequency of mixed swarms was lower than that expected by chance. {T}his observation suggests partial segregation between the swarms of the molecular forms, which may contribute to their isolation. {B}ecause the frequency of mixed swarms seems too high to explain the low frequency of cross-mating and hybrids, we suggest that mate recognition in a swarm is more important than swarm segregation.},
  keywords = {mixed swarms ; molecular {M} and {S} forms ; {A}nopheles gambiae ; mating behavior},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {480--483},
  ISSN = {0022-2585},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[480:{MSOTMM}]2.0.{CO};2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037746},
}