Behavioral observations and sound recordings of free-flight mating swarms of Ae. Aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand.
Behavioral observations and sound recordings of free-flight mating swarms of Ae. Aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand.
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DOI：
10.1603/me11019
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发表时间：
2011-07
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Harrington LC
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作者：
Cator LJ;Arthur BJ;Ponlawat A;Harrington LC
声音在蚊子的交配行为中起着重要作用，包括埃及伊蚊(L)。雄性以雌性的基本翅膀节拍频率为导向，两性在交配前主动调整飞行音调，以汇聚在谐波频率上。大多数关于蚊子交配声学的研究都是在实验室中使用拴系的个体进行的。在本研究中，我们提出了自然形成Ae的第一个自由飞行记录。埃及伊蚊在泰国成群结队。我们描述了交配行为，并给出了关于自由飞行中野生对的飞行音调频率和动力学的结果。为了评估这些行为在媒介控制项目中的重要性，特别是那些使用转基因蚊子的项目，关键是使用本工作中描述的方法来测量蚊子在野外的交配行为。
Sound plays an important role in the mating behavior of mosquitoes, including Aedes aegypti (L). Males orient to the fundamental wing beat frequency of females, and both sexes actively modulate their flight tone before mating to converge at harmonic frequencies. The majority of studies on mosquito mating acoustics have been conducted in the laboratory using tethered individuals. In this study, we present the first free-flight recording of naturally forming Ae. aegypti swarms in Thailand. We describe mating behaviors and present results on the flight tone frequency and dynamics of wild pairs in free flight. To assess the importance of these behaviors in vector control programs, especially those using genetically modified mosquitoes, it will be critical to use methods, such as those described in this work, to measure mosquito mating behaviors in the field.