@article{fdi:010074490,
  title = {{L}arval interference competition between the native {N}eotropical mosquito {L}imatus durhamii and the invasive {A}edes aegypti improves the fitness of both species},
  author = {{T}alaga, {S}. and {D}ejean, {A}. and {M}ouza, {C}. and {D}umont, {Y}. and {L}eroy, {C}{\'e}line},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nterspecific competition with native species during biological invasions can sometimes limit alien expansion. {W}e aimed to determine the potential ecological effects of {L}imatus durhamii {T}heobald 1901, a native {N}eotropical mosquito ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) species, on the invasive species {A}edes ({S}tegomyia) aegypti ({L}innaeus 1762) that breeds in the same artificial water containers. {D}evelopment time and adult dry mass were measured in 3 rearing conditions: control (a single larva), intraspecific competition (2 conspecific larvae), and interspecific competition (2 heterospecific larvae). {F}ood was provided ad libitum to eliminate exploitative competition. {F}or {A}e. aegypti, development time was not affected by interspecific interference competition (nonsignificant differences with the control) and the adult dry mass was significantly higher, meaning that individual fitness likely increased. {Y}et, because previous studies showed longer development time and lighter adults during competition with other invasive mosquitoes, it is likely that {A}e. aegypti can express a different phenotype depending on the competing species. {T}he similar pattern found for {L}i. durhamii females and the nonsignificant difference with the control for males explain in part why this species can compete with {A}e. aegypti.},
  keywords = {{A}edes aegypti ; increased fitness ; interference competition ; {L}imatus durhamii ; phenotypic plasticity ; resistance to invasion ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nsect {S}cience},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1102--1107},
  ISSN = {1672-9609},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1111/1744-7917.12480},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074490},
}