Stable Isotope Marking of Laboratory-Reared Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

The use of stable isotope enrichment to mark mosquitoes has provided a tool to study the biology of vector species. In this study, we evaluated isotopic marking of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in a laboratory setting. We determined the optimal dosage for marking adult Ae. aegypti mosquito...

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Autores principales: Garcia-Luna, Selene M, Juarez, Jose G, Cabañas, Sofia, Tang, Wendy, Roark, E Brendan, Maupin, Christopher R, Badillo-Vargas, Ismael E, Hamer, Gabriel L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Short Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7044722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31751467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz210
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Sumario:The use of stable isotope enrichment to mark mosquitoes has provided a tool to study the biology of vector species. In this study, we evaluated isotopic marking of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in a laboratory setting. We determined the optimal dosage for marking adult Ae. aegypti mosquitoes with (13)C and (15)N. Additionally, Ae. aegypti mosquitoes were single and dually marked with (13)C and (15)N for up to 60 d postemergence without changes to adult body size or transgenerational marking. This report adds to the growing literature that explores the use of alternative marking methods for ecological and vector biology studies.

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