@article{fdi:010045626,
  title = {{N}atural swarming behaviour of the molecular {M} form of {A}nopheles gambiae},
  author = {{D}iabat{\'e}, {A}. and {B}aldet, {T}. and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {D}abir{\'e}, {K}.{R}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {C}handre, {F}abrice and {H}ougard, {J}ean-{M}arc and {H}emingway, {J}. and {O}uedraogo, {J}.{B}. and {F}ontenille, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {A}nopheles gambiae, as in most species of mosquitoes, mating is initiated in flight. {T}he males aggregatein aerial swarms and conspecific females individually fly to these swarms where they mate with males. {I}n this study, we investigated the swarming behaviour of {A}. gambiae and conducted 2 surveys in the rice field area of the {V}all{\'e}e du {K}ou in {B}urkina {F}aso in 1999 and 2002. {A} high number of anopheline mosquitoes were observed in this area and both molecular {M} and {S} forms of {A}. gambiae were found in sympatry. {S}warms formed a few minutes after sunset in different places and no obvious markers were associated with their occurrence. {H}owever, swarms occurred close to cow herds generally in open flat areas, 2-3 m above the ground. {O}verall, 2829 anopheline mosquitoes were collected from 21 swarms composed primarily of males. {A} few specimens of {C}ulex quinquefasciatus were collected from 3 swarms. {A}lthough both molecular {M} and {S} forms were found in sympatry in the village, swarms were composed almost exclusively of the molecular {M} form. {T}his suggests that there are alternative swarming habits for both molecular {M} and {S} forms of {A}. gambiae in nature.},
  keywords = {{PALUDISME} ; {VECTEUR} ; {MOUSTIQUE} ; {COMPORTEMENT} {SEXUEL} ; {DENSITE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {ESSAIM} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {FORME} {MOLECULAIRE} ; {GENOME} ; {TECHNIQUE} {PCR} ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransactions of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {97},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {713--716},
  ISSN = {0035-9203},
  year = {2003},
  DOI = {10.1016/{S}0035-9203(03)80110-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010045626},
}