title: Sex and rhythms in sandflies and mosquitoes: an appreciation of the work of Alexandre Afranio Peixoto (1963-2013).
abstract: I will briefly discuss the work of Alexandre A. Peixoto on sandflies and mosquitoes, focusing initially on his contributions to the population biology and phylogenetics of Brazilian populations of these important hematophagous insects. I shall also review some of his work on the underlying molecular clocks that mediate rhythmic behaviour and physiology in these species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester Le1 7RH, UK. Electronic address: cpk@leicester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Charalambos P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kyriacou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D057906:Circadian Clocks; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Behaviour; Copulation songs; Mosquitoes; Phylogeny; Population genetics; Sandflies