@article{fdi:010053654,
  title = {{C}hromosomal and environmental determinants of morphometric variation in natural populations of the malaria vector {A}nopheles funestus in {C}ameroon},
  author = {{A}yala, {D}iego and {C}aro-{R}iano, {H}arling and {D}ujardin, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {R}ahola, {N}il and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {F}ontenille, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}nopheles funestus is one of the most proficient malaria vectors in the world, mainly because of its remarkable ability to populate a wide range of ecological settings across {A}frica. {I}ts formidable environmental plasticity has been primarily associated to high amounts of genetic and inversion polymorphisms. {H}owever, very little is known about the morphological changes that this ecological adaptation entails. {H}ere, we report on wing morphometric variations in karyotyped specimens of this species collected throughout a wide range of eco-geographical conditions in {C}ameroon ({C}entral {A}frica). {O}ur results revealed strong selection on mosquito wing traits. {V}ariation of wing size was dependent on temperature and elevation (p < 0.001), while wing shape did not exhibit a specific environmental pattern. {O}n the other hand, we observed a significant correlation of wing shape variation (p < 0.001), but not size (p > 0.05), with regard to karyotype. {T}his pattern was maintained across different environmental conditions. {I}n conclusion, our findings cast strong evidence that change in morphometric traits are under natural selection and contribute to local adaptation in {A}. funestus populations. {F}urthermore, the robust relation between chromosome polymorphisms and wing shape suggests new evolutionary hypotheses about the effect of chromosomal inversions on phenotypic variation in this malaria vector.},
  keywords = {{A}nopheles funestus ; {M}orphometric variation ; {E}nvironmental adaptation ; {C}hromosomal inversions ; {C}ameroon},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {940--947},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2011.03.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053654},
}