@article{fdi:010092015,
  title = {{S}patial and temporal characteristics of laboratory-induced {A}nopheles coluzzii swarms : shape, structure, and flight kinematics},
  author = {{P}oda, {B}. {S}. and {C}ribellier, {A}. and {F}eug{\`e}re, {L}. and {F}atou, {M}. and {N}ignan, {C}. and {H}ien, {D}. {F}. {D}. and {M}üller, {P}. and {G}nankin{\'e}, {O}. and {D}abir{\'e}, {R}. {K}. and {D}iabat{\'e}, {A}. and {M}uijres, {F}. {T}. and {R}oux, {O}livier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}alaria mosquitoes mate in swarms, but how these swarms are formed and maintained remains poorly understood. {W}e characterized three-dimensional spatiotemporal flight kinematics of {A}nopheles coluzzii males swarming at sunset above a ground marker. {T}he location, shape, and volume of swarms were highly stereotypic, consistent over the complete swarming duration. {S}warms have an elliptical cone shape; mean flight kinematics varies spatially within the swarm, but remain rather consistent throughout swarming duration. {U}sing a sensory system-informed model, we show that swarming mosquitoes use visual perception of both the ground marker and sunset horizon to display the swarming behavior. {T}o control their height, swarming individuals maintain an optical angle of the marker ranging from 24 degrees to 55 degrees. {L}imiting the viewing angle deviation to 4.5% of the maximum value results in the observed elliptical cone swarm shape. {W}e discuss the implications of these finding on malaria mosquito mating success, speciation and for vector control.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {i{S}cience},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {111164 [21 p.]},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.isci.2024.111164},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092015},
}