@article{fdi:010088221,
  title = {{T}emporal and biting dynamics of the chromosomal inversion 2{L}a in the malaria vectors {A}nopheles gambiae and {A}nopheles coluzzii in {B}angui, {C}entral {A}frican {R}epublic},
  author = {{S}angbakembi-{N}gounou, {C}. and {N}goagouni, {C}. and {A}kone-{E}lla, {O}. and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {C}ostantini, {C}arlo and {N}akoune, {E}. and {A}yala, {D}iego},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he chromosomal rearrangement 2{L}a has been directly involved in the ecological and deadly epidemiological success of the malaria mosquitoes {A}nopheles gambiae and {A}nopheles coluzzii in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {H}owever, little is known about the biological and ecological factors that drive the local and temporal dynamics of this inversion in both species. {H}ere, we performed a year-round longitudinal survey in {B}angui, {C}entral {A}frican {R}epublic. {W}e monthly sampled {A}. gambiae and {A}. coluzzii mosquitoes indoor and outdoor using human landing catches ({HLC}) for 48 h non-stop. {W}e molecularly karyotyped all specimens to study the 2{L}a inversion frequency variations, and monitored the mosquito spatial and temporal biting behavior throughout the year. {I}n total, we successfully karyotyped 5121 {A}. gambiae and 986 {A}. coluzzii specimens. {T}he 2{L}a inversion frequency was higher in {A}. coluzzii than in {A}. gambiae across the year. {I}n {A}. gambiae and {A}. coluzzii, the inversion frequency or karyotypes did not influence the biting behavior, either location or time. {M}oreover, the inversion frequency variation in both species was also independent of local climatic changes. {O}verall, our results revealed that in {B}angui, the 2{L}a inversion segregates at different frequency in each species, but this is not influenced by their trophic behavior. {S}tudying the impact of urban settings and the population genetic structure of these two {A}. gambiae complex members could bring insights into the intrinsic relationship between 2{L}a inversion and local conditions. {M}ore studies are needed to understand the polymorphic equilibrium of this inversion in {B}angui.},
  keywords = {inversion 2{L}a ; biting behavior ; population dynamics ; {A}nopheles ; malaria ; {B}angui ; {CENTRAFRIQUE} ; {BANGUI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {E}cology and {E}volution},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {},
  pages = {986925 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {2296-701{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.3389/fevo.2022.986925},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088221},
}