Adaptation of Aedes aegypti to salinity: Characterized by larger anal papillae in larvae

J Vector Borne Dis. 2018 Jul-Sep;55(3):235-238. doi: 10.4103/0972-9062.249482.

Authors

S N Surendran¹, K Sivabalakrishnan¹, T T P Jayadas¹, S Santhirasegaram¹, A Laheetharan², M Senthilnanthanan³, R Ramasamy⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
² Department of Mathematic and Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
³ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
⁴ ID-FISH Technology Inc., Palo Alto, USA.

PMID: 30618451
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.249482

No abstract available

Keywords: Aedes aegypti; Sri Lanka; anal papillae; brackish water; fresh water; salinity-tolerant mosquitoes; vector biology.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological*
Aedes / anatomy & histology
Aedes / physiology*
Anal Canal / anatomy & histology
Animals
Fresh Water
Larva / anatomy & histology
Larva / physiology*
Mosquito Vectors / anatomy & histology
Mosquito Vectors / physiology
Salinity*
Sri Lanka / epidemiology