@article{fdi:010053610,
  title = {{R}ole of the repartition of wetland breeding sites on the spatial distribution of {A}nopheles and {C}ulex, human disease vectors in {S}outhern {F}rance},
  author = {{C}ailly, {P}. and {B}alenghien, {T}. and {E}zanno, {P}. and {F}ontenille, {D}idier and {T}oty, {C}{\'e}line and {T}ran, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {I}n this study, carried out in the {C}amargue region ({F}rance), we combined entomological data with geomatic and modelling tools to assess whether the location of breeding sites may explain the spatial distribution of adult mosquitoes. {T}he species studied are important and competent disease vectors in {E}urope: {C}ulex modestus {F}icalbi and {C}x. pipiens {L}innaeus ({W}est {N}ile virus), {A}nopheles atroparvus {V}an {T}hiel, a former {P}lasmodium vector, and {A}n. melanoon {H}ackett, competent to transmit {P}lasmodium. {U}sing a logistic regression model, we first evaluated which land cover variables determined the presence of {C}ulex and {A}nopheles larva. {T}he resulting probability map of larval presence then was used to project the average probability of finding adults in a buffer area. {T}his was compared to the actual number of adults collected, providing a quantitative assessment of adult dispersal ability for each species. {R}esults: {T}he distribution of {C}x. modestus and {A}n. melanoon is mainly driven by the repartition of irrigated farm fields and reed beds, their specific breeding habitats. {T}he presence of breeding sites explained the distribution of adults of both species. {T}he buffer size, reflecting the adult dispersal ability, was 700 m for {C}x. modestus and 1000 m for {A}n. melanoon. {T}he comparatively stronger correlation observed for {C}x. modestus suggested that other factors may affect the distribution of adult {A}n. melanoon. {W}e did not find any association between {C}x. pipiens larval presence and the biotope due to the species' ubiquist character. {C}onclusion: {B}y applying the same method to different species, we highlighted different strengths of association between land cover (irrigated farm fields and reed beds), larval presence and adult population distribution. {T}his paper demonstrates the power of geomatic tools to quantify the spatial organization of mosquito populations, and allows a better understanding of links between landcover, breeding habitats, presence of immature mosquito populations and adult distributions for different species.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {65},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1186/1756-3305-4-65},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053610},
}