Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina

Daily temperature could determine mosquito activity and competence for transmitting arboviruses. This work aims to determine the seasonal occurrence of mosquito species and to characterize their flight activity in relation to the mean daily temperature in Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 1998 to April...

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Autores principales: Freire, M.G., Schweigmann, N.J.
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spelling todo:paper_00222933_v43_n35-36_p2167_Freire2023-10-03T14:30:45Z Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina Freire, M.G. Schweigmann, N.J. Buenos aires Culicidae Flight activity Seasonality Temperature flight activity mosquito seasonality species occurrence temperature effect Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] South America Arbovirus Culicidae Group 1 species Group 2 species Daily temperature could determine mosquito activity and competence for transmitting arboviruses. This work aims to determine the seasonal occurrence of mosquito species and to characterize their flight activity in relation to the mean daily temperature in Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 1998 to April 2001). The proportion of capture events for each culicid species throughout all seasons and thermal ranges, obtained by classifying daily mean temperatures corresponding to every capture event, was compared using a test for multiple independent proportions. Twenty-three species from six genera were captured and two groups could be identified: group 1, species captured in all thermal ranges and group 2, species not captured below 11°C. Flight activity of the different species would be affected by daily and seasonal mean temperature. Species of group 1, which are present throughout the year, seem to be triggered above a certain threshold of temperature, regardless of the season. Group 2 species would display a seasonal activity pattern. © 2009 Taylor & Francis. Fil:Schweigmann, N.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00222933_v43_n35-36_p2167_Freire
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topic Buenos aires
Culicidae
Flight activity
Seasonality
Temperature
flight activity
mosquito
seasonality
species occurrence
temperature effect
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Arbovirus
Culicidae
Group 1 species
Group 2 species
spellingShingle Buenos aires
Culicidae
Flight activity
Seasonality
Temperature
flight activity
mosquito
seasonality
species occurrence
temperature effect
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Arbovirus
Culicidae
Group 1 species
Group 2 species
Freire, M.G.
Schweigmann, N.J.
Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina
topic_facet Buenos aires
Culicidae
Flight activity
Seasonality
Temperature
flight activity
mosquito
seasonality
species occurrence
temperature effect
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Arbovirus
Culicidae
Group 1 species
Group 2 species
description Daily temperature could determine mosquito activity and competence for transmitting arboviruses. This work aims to determine the seasonal occurrence of mosquito species and to characterize their flight activity in relation to the mean daily temperature in Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 1998 to April 2001). The proportion of capture events for each culicid species throughout all seasons and thermal ranges, obtained by classifying daily mean temperatures corresponding to every capture event, was compared using a test for multiple independent proportions. Twenty-three species from six genera were captured and two groups could be identified: group 1, species captured in all thermal ranges and group 2, species not captured below 11°C. Flight activity of the different species would be affected by daily and seasonal mean temperature. Species of group 1, which are present throughout the year, seem to be triggered above a certain threshold of temperature, regardless of the season. Group 2 species would display a seasonal activity pattern. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
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author Freire, M.G.
Schweigmann, N.J.
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Schweigmann, N.J.
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title Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina
title_short Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina
title_full Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina
title_fullStr Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina
title_sort effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in buenos aires city, argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00222933_v43_n35-36_p2167_Freire
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