@article{fdi:010048471,
  title = {{B}eyond nature and nurture : phenotypic plasticity in blood-feeding behavior of {A}nopheles gambiae s.s. {W}hen humans are not readily accessible},
  author = {{L}ef{\`e}vre, {T}hierry and {G}ouagna, {L}ouis-{C}l{\'e}ment and {D}abir{\'e}, {K}.{R}. and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {F}ontenille, {D}idier and {R}enaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {C}ostantini, {C}arlo and {T}homas, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o test for the effects of host accessibility oil blood-feeding behavior, we assessed degrees of anthropophily of the malaria mosquito {A}nopheles gambiae at two stages of the behavioral sequence of host foraging in a rice growing area near {B}obo-{D}ioulasso, {B}urkina {F}aso, where humans are not readily accessible because of years of generalized use of (mostly non-impregnated) bed nets. {F}irst, patterns of lost selection were assessed by the identification of the blood meal origin of indoor-resting samples. {I}nherent host preferences were then determined by two odor-baited entry traps, set side by side in a choice arrangement, releasing either human or calf odor. {T}he proportion of feeds taken oil humans was around 40%, whereas 88% of trapped {A}n. gambiae "chose" the human-baited trap, indicating a zoophilic pattern of host selection despite a stronger trap entry response with human odor. {T}his paradox can be interpreted as the evolution of a plastic strategy of feeding behavior in this field population of {A}n. gambiae because of the greater accessibility of readily available, although less-preferred, hosts.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {81},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1023--1029},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0124},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048471},
}