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| Author(s): |
Lorenz, Camila
;
Almeida, Fabio
;
Almeida-Lopes, Fernanda
;
Louise, Caroline
;
Pereira, Stella N.
;
Petersen, Vivian
;
Vidal, Paloma O.
;
Virginio, Flavia
;
Suesdek, Lincoln
Total Authors: 9
|
| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION; v. 54, p. 205-215, OCT 2017. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 16 |
| Abstract | |
The field of morphometrics is developing quickly. Recent advances have enabled geometric techniques to be applied to many zoological problems, particularly those involving epidemiologically-relevant mosquitoes. Herein, we briefly introduce geometric morphometric (GM) techniques and then review selected groups of mosquitoes (Culicidae) to which those techniques have been applied. Inmost of the reviewed cases, GM was capable of satisfactorily discriminating among the tested groups primarily when the studies considered differences within and among species, sexual dimorphism, treatments and the separation of laboratory strains. Although GM approaches have developed quite rapidly, some caution must be taken during data processing for a reliable biometrical approach, such as allometry and asymmetry analyses, scale removal and wing clarification staining for landmark digitization. We also critically forecast directions in this field and discuss how the creation of image databases should enhance species identification in culicids. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/26014-8 - Influence of Wolbachia on the fitness of Culex quinquefasciatus |
| Grantee: | Stella Noguera Pereira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/26017-7 - Expressional characterization of laccase 2 in Aedes aegypti |
| Grantee: | Caroline Louise Garcia Mendes |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/15039-1 - Molecular and morphological characterization of Aedes aegypti populations (Diptera: Culicidae) from State of São Paulo |
| Grantee: | Paloma Oliveira Vidal |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 06/02622-5 - Populational characterization of Culicidae of medical importance: molecular, karyotypic and morphometric aspects |
| Grantee: | Lincoln Suesdek Rocha |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/27172-9 - Investigation on the functionality of genes of pathogen-vectors mosquitoes |
| Grantee: | Lincoln Suesdek Rocha |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/17717-2 - Quantitative and temporal profile of follicular atresia in Culex quinquefasciatus under the influence of Wolbachia |
| Grantee: | Fábio de Almeida |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/05521-9 - Characterization of macroevolutionary patterns in Culicidae (Diptera) using geometric morphometrics, genetic sequencing and mass spectrometry |
| Grantee: | Camila Lorenz |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |