title: Phenotypic Plasticity In Response To Seasonal Variation In Populations of Culex (Melanoconion) Bastagarius.
abstract: The present study aimed to determine the effects of seasonal variation on phenotypic variation in Culex bastagarius, using geometric morphometric analysis based on wing shape and size. Samples were collected in the Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mosquitoes were captured once every 2 months (December 2012-January 2014) using light traps. The results of geometric morphometric analysis revealed variations in wing size; however, variability was not evident in wing shape. The present study provides novel data regarding phenotypic plasticity of Cx. bastagarius that have been scarcely addressed in the past.
authors.forename: Jeronimo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alencar
authors.forename: Cecilia Ferreira
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: de Mello
authors.forename: Hélcio R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gil-Santana
authors.forename: Christina S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Juliana S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sarmento
authors.forename: Ana Laura Carbajal
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: de La Fuente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003465:Culex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010641:Phenotype; D012621:Seasons; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology
keywords: Brazil; Environmental preservation; Rio de Janeiro; geometric morphometric analysis