title: Reproductive isolation among sympatric molecular forms of An. gambiae from inland areas of south-eastern Senegal.
abstract: The Anopheles gambiae species complex includes at least seven morphologically indistinguishable species, one of which, Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, is the primary mosquito vector responsible for the transmission of malaria across sub-Saharan Africa. Sympatric ecological diversification of An. gambiae s.s. is in progress within this complex, leading to the emergence of at least two incipient species (the M and S molecular forms now recognized as good species and named An. coluzzii and An. gambiae respectively) that show heterogeneous levels of divergence in most parts of Africa. However, this process seems to have broken down in coastal areas of West Africa at the extreme edge of the distribution. We undertook a longitudinal study to describe An. gambiae s.s. populations collected from two inland transects with different ecological characteristics in south-eastern Senegal. Analysis of samples collected from 20 sites across these two transects showed the M and S molecular forms coexisted at almost all sampled sites. Overall, similar hybridization rates (2.16% and 1.86%) were recorded in the two transects; sites with relatively high frequencies of M/S hybrids (up to 7%) were clustered toward the north-western part of both transects, often near urban settings. Estimated inbreeding indices for this putative speciation event varied spatially (range: 0.52-1), with hybridization rates being generally lower than expected under panmictic conditions. Such observations suggest substantial reproductive isolation between the M and S molecular forms, and further support the ongoing process of speciation in these inland areas. According to a recent reclassification of the An. gambiae complex, the M and S molecular forms from this zone correspond to An. coluzzii and An. gambiae, respectively. There is considerable evidence that these molecular forms differ in their behavioural and ecological characteristics. Detailed study of these characteristics will allow the development and implementation of better insect control strategies for combating malaria.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal; Laboratoire d'Ecologie Vectorielle et Parasitaire, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: El Hadji Amadou
authors.initials: el HA
authors.lastname: Niang
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Ecologie Vectorielle et Parasitaire, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Lassana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Konaté
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Mawlouth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Ecologie Vectorielle et Parasitaire, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Ousmane
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Ibrahima
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D060047:Reproductive Isolation; D012675:Senegal
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