@article{fdi:010082712,
  title = {{E}cological plasticity to ions concentration determines genetic response and dominance of {A}nopheles coluzzii larvae in urban coastal habitats of {C}entral {A}frica},
  author = {{L}ongo-{P}endy, {N}. {M}. and {T}ene-{F}ossog, {B}. and {T}awedi, {R}. {E}. and {A}kone-{E}lla, {O}. and {T}oty, {C}{\'e}line and {R}ahola, {N}il and {B}raun, {J}ean-{J}acques and {B}erthet, {N}. and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {C}ostantini, {C}arlo and {A}yala, {D}iego},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {C}entral {A}frica, the malaria vector {A}nopheles coluzzii is predominant in urban and coastal habitats. {H}owever, little is known about the environmental factors that may be involved in this process. {H}ere, we performed an analysis of 28 physicochemical characteristics of 59 breeding sites across 5 urban and rural sites in coastal areas of {C}entral {A}frica. {W}e then modelled the relative frequency of {A}n. coluzzii larvae to these physicochemical parameters in order to investigate environmental patterns. {T}hen, we assessed the expression variation of 10 candidate genes in {A}n. coluzzii, previously incriminated with insecticide resistance and osmoregulation in urban settings. {O}ur results confirmed the ecological plasticity of {A}n. coluzzii larvae to breed in a large range of aquatic conditions and its predominance in breeding sites rich in ions. {G}ene expression patterns were comparable between urban and rural habitats, suggesting a broad response to ions concentrations of whatever origin. {A}ltogether, {A}n. coluzzii exhibits a plastic response to occupy both coastal and urban habitats. {T}his entails important consequences for malaria control in the context of the rapid urban expansion in {A}frica in the coming years.},
  keywords = {{CAMEROUN} ; {GABON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {15781 [13 ]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-021-94258-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082712},
}