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Mitogenomics of Central American weakly-electric fishes
(2019-02-20)
Electric fishes are a diverse group of freshwater organisms with the ability to generate electric organ discharges (EODs) that are used for communication and electrolocation. This group (ca. 200 species) has originated in ...
Habitat disturbance and the organization of bacterial communities in Neotropical hematophagous arthropods
(2019-09-06)
The microbiome plays a key role in the biology, ecology and evolution of arthropod vectors of human pathogens. Vector-bacterial interactions could alter disease transmission dynamics through modulating pathogen replication ...
tempo and mode of allopatric divergence in the weakly electric fish Sternopygus dariensis in the Isthmus of Panama
(2019-12-11)
Spatial isolation is one of the main drivers of allopatric speciation, but the extent to which spatiallysegregated populations accumulate genetic differences relevant to speciation is not always clear. We used data from ...
Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry to identify species of Neotropical Anopheles vectors of malaria
(2019-03-22)
Background: Malaria control in Panama is problematic due to the high diversity of morphologically similar Anopheles mosquito species, which makes identifcation of vectors of human Plasmodium challenging. Strategies by ...
Molecular validation of anthropophilic Phlebotominae sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central Panama
(2019-08-15)
Six Phlebotominae sand fly species are incriminated as biological vectors of human pathogens in Panama, but molecular corroboration is still needed. We aim at confirming the identity of Phlebotominae species documented as ...
High infestation of invasive Aedes mosquitoes in used tires along the local transport network of Panama
(2019-05-27)
Background: The long‑distance dispersal of the invasive disease vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus has intro‑ duced arthropod‑borne viruses into new geographical regions, causing a significant medical and economic ...
Dynamics and diversity of bacteria associated with the disease vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
(2019-08-21)
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus develop in the same aquatic sites where they encounter microorganisms that infuence their life history and capacity to transmit human arboviruses. Some bacteria such as Wolbachia are ...
Forest disturbance and vector transmitted diseases in thelowland tropical rainforest of central Panama
(2019-07-07)
objective To explore possible changes in the community attributes of haematophagous insects as afunction of forest disturbance. We compare the patterns of diversity and abundance, plus thebehavioural responses of three ...
The impact of biological invasion and genomic local adaptation on the geographical distribution of Aedes aegypti in Panama
(2019-01-01)
Local adaptation is an important consideration when predicting arthropod-borne disease risk because it can impact on vector population fitness and persistence. However, the extent that vector populations are adapted to ...
Diverse novel phleboviruses in sandflies from the Panama Canal area, Central Panama
(2019-05-03)
The genus Phlebovirus (order Bunyavirales, family Phenuiviridae) comprises 57 viruses that are grouped into nine speciescomplexes. Sandfly-transmitted phleboviruses are found in Europe, Africa and the Americas and are ...