Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat

Vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease in Northeast Brazil is basically by Triatoma brasiliensis. It is thus crucial to determine this species' microclimatic preferences as limiting factors for its distribution and ability to infest domestic environments. We analyze the microclimatic prope...

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Autores principales: Lorenzo, M.G., Guarneri, A.A., Pires, H.H., Diotaiuti, L., Lazzari, C.R.
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spelling todo:paper_0102311X_v16Suppl2_n_p69_Lorenzo2023-10-03T14:57:24Z Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat Lorenzo, M.G. Guarneri, A.A. Pires, H.H. Diotaiuti, L. Lazzari, C.R. animal article Chagas disease disease carrier ecology humidity microclimate physiology temperature Triatoma Animals Chagas Disease Disease Reservoirs Ecology Humidity Insect Vectors Microclimate Temperature Triatoma Vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease in Northeast Brazil is basically by Triatoma brasiliensis. It is thus crucial to determine this species' microclimatic preferences as limiting factors for its distribution and ability to infest domestic environments. We analyze the microclimatic properties of the shelters in which these insects are found in wild, domestic, and peridomiciliary environments in the State of Ceará, at Brazil. We measure temperature and relative humidity (RH) every 15 minutes for 3 days. Thermal variation was greatly dampened inside both domiciliary refuges and the more protected internal places in wild stony sites. For RH, we observed a similar dampening pattern, but mean RH was lower in both domiciliary refuges and wild ones inside stony sites as compared to reference levels in the surrounding environment. The results are discussed with regard to this species' microclimatic preferences in the laboratory and its potential as determinants of its geographical distribution. Fil:Lorenzo, M.G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Lazzari, C.R. 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_0102311X_v16Suppl2_n_p69_Lorenzo
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topic animal
article
Chagas disease
disease carrier
ecology
humidity
microclimate
physiology
temperature
Triatoma
Animals
Chagas Disease
Disease Reservoirs
Ecology
Humidity
Insect Vectors
Microclimate
Temperature
Triatoma
spellingShingle animal
article
Chagas disease
disease carrier
ecology
humidity
microclimate
physiology
temperature
Triatoma
Animals
Chagas Disease
Disease Reservoirs
Ecology
Humidity
Insect Vectors
Microclimate
Temperature
Triatoma
Lorenzo, M.G.
Guarneri, A.A.
Pires, H.H.
Diotaiuti, L.
Lazzari, C.R.
Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat
topic_facet animal
article
Chagas disease
disease carrier
ecology
humidity
microclimate
physiology
temperature
Triatoma
Animals
Chagas Disease
Disease Reservoirs
Ecology
Humidity
Insect Vectors
Microclimate
Temperature
Triatoma
description Vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease in Northeast Brazil is basically by Triatoma brasiliensis. It is thus crucial to determine this species' microclimatic preferences as limiting factors for its distribution and ability to infest domestic environments. We analyze the microclimatic properties of the shelters in which these insects are found in wild, domestic, and peridomiciliary environments in the State of Ceará, at Brazil. We measure temperature and relative humidity (RH) every 15 minutes for 3 days. Thermal variation was greatly dampened inside both domiciliary refuges and the more protected internal places in wild stony sites. For RH, we observed a similar dampening pattern, but mean RH was lower in both domiciliary refuges and wild ones inside stony sites as compared to reference levels in the surrounding environment. The results are discussed with regard to this species' microclimatic preferences in the laboratory and its potential as determinants of its geographical distribution.
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Guarneri, A.A.
Pires, H.H.
Diotaiuti, L.
Lazzari, C.R.
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Pires, H.H.
Diotaiuti, L.
Lazzari, C.R.
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title Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat
title_short Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat
title_full Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat
title_fullStr Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat
title_full_unstemmed Microclimatic properties of the Triatoma brasiliensis habitat
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