@article{fdi:010055884,
  title = {{W}ing size and shape variation of {P}hlebotomus papatasi ({D}iptera : {P}sychodidae) populations from the south and north slopes of the {A}tlas {M}ountains in {M}orocco},
  author = {{P}rudhomme, {J}. and {G}unay, {F}. and {R}ahola, {N}il and {O}uanaimi, {F}. and {G}uernaoui, {S}. and {B}oumezzough, {A}. and {B}anuls, {A}nne-{L}aure and {S}ereno, {D}enis and {A}lten, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he wing shape and size morphology of populations of the medically important phlebotomine sand fly, {P}hlebotomus papatasi, were examined in two endemic (south of the {A}tlas {M}ountains) and nonendemic (north of the {A}tlas {M}ountains) foci of cutaneaous leishmaniasis by using geometric morphometrics in {M}orocco. {A}lthough it is present in all of {M}orocco, {P}. papatasi is the main vector of {L}eishmania major in only southern part of the {A}tlas {M}ountains. {T}here are four major mountain ranges that serve as geographical barriers for species distribution in the study area and at least four gaps were recognized among these barriers. {W}e found statistically significant differences in wing shape morphology between southern and northern populations. {A}nalysis clearly recognized two main groups of populations on both sides of the mountains. {T}he graphical depiction of {P}rincipal {C}omponent {A}nalysis ({PCA}) and {C}anonical {V}ariates {A}nalysis ({CVA}) confirmed our morphometric study suggesting that the difference in wing morphology between the populations indicates that the population of {P}. papatasi shows phenotypic plasticity in the study area. {A}ccording to centroid size analyses, which were used as measures of wing size differences among different sites, the north population of {P}. papatasi had relatively larger wings than the south population.},
  keywords = {{P}hlebotomus papatasi ; geographic variation ; geometric morphometrics ; {M}orocco},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {V}ector {E}cology},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {137--147},
  ISSN = {1081-1710},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00210.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055884},
}