Patterns of Gene Flow in Anopheles coluzzii Populations From Two African Oceanic Islands
Melina Campos, Gordana Rašić, João Viegas, Anthony J Cornel, João Pinto, Gregory C Lanzaro · 2024
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Description
Melina Campos and colleagues map gene flow in a malaria mosquito across two African islands in a 2024 study. Anopheles coluzzii is the only malaria vector on São Tomé and Príncipe. The work supports planning for a trial release of mosquitoes engineered to fight the malaria parasite, spread by a gene drive. Planners need to know how far these insects travel and mix.
Sampling covered the mosquito's known range on both islands. Two methods estimated how far individuals spread: one pointed to about seven kilometers, the other to about three. Populations within each island differed only weakly, acting as single breeding pools. A few areas seemed to slow or ease movement more than others. The authors expect an introduced gene drive would spread across each island fairly freely.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Melina Campos, Gordana Rašić, João Viegas, Anthony J Cornel, João Pinto, Gregory C Lanzaro |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |