@article{fdi:010086133,
  title = {{R}epellent activity against {A}nopheles gambiae of the leaves of nesting trees in the {S}ebitoli chimpanzee community of {K}ibale {N}ational {P}ark, {U}ganda},
  author = {{L}acroux, {C}. and {P}ouydebat, {E}. and {R}ossignol, {M}arie and {D}urand, {S}. and {A}leeje, {A}. and {A}salu, {E}. and {C}handre, {F}abrice and {K}rief, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {E}very evening, chimpanzees ({P}an troglodytes) build a sleeping platform so called "nest" by intertwining branches of tree. {M}ost of chimpanzees' communities studied have a preference for tree species in which they nest. {A}s female mosquitoes are feeding on the blood of their host at nighttime, chimpanzees may prevent being disturbed and bitten by mosquitoes by selecting tree species having properties to repel them. {M}ethods {T}o test the hypothesis that chimpanzees choose tree species for their aromatic properties, data related to 1,081 nesting trees built between 2017 and 2019 in the {S}ebitoli community of {K}ibale {N}ational {P}ark ({U}ganda) were analysed. {T}he 10 most used trees were compared to the 10 most common trees in the habitat that were not preferred for nesting. {L}eaves from the 20 trees species were collected and hydro-distillated to obtain essential oils and one of the by-products for behavioural bioassays against females of the {A}frican mosquito, {A}nopheles gambiae. {R}esults {S}ebitoli chimpanzees showed tree preferences: 10 species correspond to more than 80% of the nesting trees. {O}ut of the essential oil obtained from the 10 nesting trees, 7 extracts for at least one concentration tested showed spatial repellency, 7 were irritant by contact and none were toxic. {I}n the other hand, for the abundant trees in their habitat not used by chimpanzees, only 3 were repellent and 5 irritants. {D}iscussion and conclusion {T}his study contributes to evidence that chimpanzees, to avoid annoying mosquitoes, may select their nesting trees according to their repellent properties (linked to chemical parameters), a potential inspiration for human health.},
  keywords = {{E}ssential oil ; {S}elf-medication ; {A}nopheles gambiae ; {P}an troglodytes ; schweinfurthii ; {S}leeping platform ; {OUGANDA} ; {KIBALE} {PARC} {NATIONAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}alaria {J}ournal},
  volume = {21},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {271 [11 p.]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1186/s12936-022-04291-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086133},
}