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The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective
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The African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae is undergoing speciation, being split into the M and S molecular forms. Speciation is the main process promoting biological diversity, thus, new vector species might complicate disease transmission. Genetic differentiation between the molecular forms has been extensively studied, but phenotypic differences between them, the evolutionary forces that generated divergence, and the mechanisms that maintain their genetic isolation have only recently been addressed. Here, we review recent studies suggesting that selection mediated by larval predation and competition promoted divergence between temporary and permanent freshwater habitats. These differences explain the sharp discontinuity in distribution of the molecular forms between rice fields and surrounding savanna, but they can also explain the concurrent cline between humid and arid environments due to the dependence on permanent habitats in the latter. Although less pronounced, differences in adult body size, reproductive output, and longevity also suggest that the molecular forms have adapted to distinct niches. Reproductive isolation between the molecular forms is achieved by spatial swarm segregation, although within-swarm mate recognition appears to play a role in certain locations. The implications of these results to disease transmission and control are discussed and many of the gaps in our understanding are highlighted.
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“Recently, these issues were addressed using whole genome micro-array that surprisingly affirmed that high differentiation loci are concentrated only in the two previously known (and maybe a third) miniscule regions (above), which together encompass only ~ 1% of the genome (Turner et al. 2005).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > The recognition of the molecular forms
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- Partly supportedcites Turner et al. 2005 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results identify two strongly supported differentiated regions, on chromosomes 2L and X, plus a suggestive third on 2R. The Microarray analysis section estimates the three regions together at 1.2% of the assembled genome. But the Introduction says earlier marker studies found appreciable differentiation only near the end of the X chromosome, so the claim that both main regions were previously known is not supported. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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“Larval surveys in Mali, where the molecular forms are sympatric, revealed that both forms shared many larval sites without clear segregation (Edillo et al., 2002), very similar to findings in East Africa on An. gambiae and and An. arabiensis (Gimnig et al., 2001).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Variation in traits of the egg and larva
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Edillo et al., 2002 source
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The Discussion reports that An. gambiae and An. arabiensis had remarkably similar larval habitats in western Kenya and were collected together more often than expected by chance. The Abstract likewise reports no segregation into distinct larval habitats. The Mali finding is attributed to a different citation in the citing sentence, not to this paper. (LLM, conf=0.92)
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“Because the relative contribution of environmental variation to these traits is very large (Koella and Boete, 2002; Lambrechts et al., 2006; Lehmann et al., 2006; Schwartz and Koella, 2002), independent comparisons of these traits in multiple settings will be valuable.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Life history and vectorial capacity traits in adults
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Koella and Boete, 2002 source
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The Discussion reports that glucose concentration accounted for substantial variation in mosquito infection load, and the Results show that it affected mortality. But the paper examined these specific outcomes, not life-history and vectorial-capacity traits generally; for infection load, the measured environmental factor explained 11.7% of variation, so the broader claim that its relative contribution is ‘very large’ is not established by this source. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“Contrary to this prediction, malaria transmission in villages surrounded by rice fields where the M form predominates is low (Diuk-Wasser et al., 2005; Manoukis et al., 2006), suggesting that other factors reduce vectorial capacity at these locations.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Life history and vectorial capacity traits in adults
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The Introduction says malaria transmission is generally lower in irrigated rice-growing villages near the Office du Niger than in nearby nonirrigated villages, and gives lower entomological infection rates for the irrigated villages. The Methods report that 98.6% of the An. gambiae s.s. identified in the region were of the Mopti, or M, form. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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The introduction reports that malaria transmission in irrigated areas with high vector densities can be the same as or lower than in nearby nonirrigated areas; it also reports lower malaria prevalence in irrigated Niono villages. The Discussion says the sampled Anopheles gambiae were likely almost all of the Mopti chromosomal form, but our copy does not identify that as the “M form,” so that specific designation is not established. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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“Importantly, cross mating between the molecular forms occurred indoors as much as mating between members of the same form (Dao et al., 2008), indicating that chemical cues such as pheromones and cuticular hydrocarbons do not play a major role in form recognition, unless such signals are only released or perceived during swarming.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Mating behaviour and reproductive isolation between the molecular forms
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The Results section (Specificity of Indoor Mating) reports that cross-mating in indoor experiments was as common as mating within the same molecular form (16.1% versus 18.9%). This directly supports the attributed claim in the experimental setting. (LLM, conf=0.95)
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“Consistent with that hypothesis, recent results suggest that the length of the hydroperiod of larval habitats is the principal ecological factor producing divergence between the molecular forms through selection mediated by predation and competition (Diabate et al., 2008).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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- Partly supportedcites Diabate et al., 2008 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion (page not provided) links the forms’ temporary and permanent larval habitats to hydroperiod and suggests that predation and competition shape their habitat segregation. It describes hydroperiod as a primary basis for divergence in a number of freshwater species, but does not establish it as the principal ecological factor producing divergence between these molecular forms. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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“The significant difference between forms, treating populations as fixed effects could not be generalized to “any” M and S population if both population and the interaction form*population were considered as random effects (P>0.28) because of the large variation between populations (especially between the M populations from Niono and Dongebougou; Figure 2).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Life history and vectorial capacity traits in adults
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“The effect of body size on longevity was not significant (P>0.45).”
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“However, infection prevalence with Plasmodium falciparum was similar between the forms (Table 1).”
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“This was also the case for anthropophily and endophily (Table 1).”
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“Larval adaptations to exploit temporary vs. ‘permanent’ freshwater habitats account for discontinuities in distribution of the molecular forms (Diabate et al. 2008) and provide evidence for ecological speciation (e.g., (Schluter, 2001).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Introduction
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The Discussion (page not provided) reports that the molecular forms differ in their ability to exploit temporary puddles and relatively permanent rice fields, and that competition and predation help explain their habitat segregation. The separate ecological-speciation clause is cited to Schluter, not to Diabaté et al. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“No marked differentiation was found between the chromosomal forms using allozymes (Chianchi et al. 1983) and microsatellites outside inversions on chromosome II (Lanzaro et al., 1998), but fixed differences were found in the rDNA intergenic spacer located on the X chromosome separating Mopti from both Savanna and Bamako chromosomal forms in Mali (Favia et al., 1997).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > The recognition of the molecular forms
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- Not matchedcites Chianchi et al. 1983
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The Lanzaro citation is attached to the microsatellite finding, not the allozyme or rDNA findings, which have separate citations. The Abstract and Results and Discussion (pages not available in our copy) report few differences outside chromosome 2 and only sporadic differences at loci elsewhere in the genome, based chiefly on comparisons of the Bamako and Mopti forms. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“These studies revealed that developmental success of the molecular forms in the different larval habitats was dependent on the presence of predators: The success of the M form was higher than that of the S form in both habitats under predator pressure (Table 2).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Variation in traits of the egg and larva
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The Discussion states that the forms’ ability to exploit larval habitats differed with predator presence and that M had higher developmental success than S in both habitats under predator pressure. Results Table 1 shows M exceeding S in predator-present puddles and rice fields; the Results note that the predation effect was significant in puddles but not separately significant in rice fields. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“In most theoretical models of sympatric and parapatric speciation, divergent natural selection plays a dominant role (Genner et al., 2007; Grant and Grant, 1979; Schluter, 2001; Wu, 2001; Wu and Ting, 2004).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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- Could not verifycites Genner et al., 2007 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The population-structure discussion (p. 8) concerns gene flow and statistical tests, while the conservation discussion (p. 9) concerns cichlid diversification from refugial populations. Searches for divergent natural selection and theoretical models of sympatric or parapatric speciation found no passage addressing the claim in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.74)
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“Moreover, larval surveys in areas of sympatry failed to detect differences in habitat use by the molecular forms in Mali (Edillo et al., 2002) and by An. gambiae and An. arabiensis in Kenya (Gimnig et al., 2001).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Edillo et al., 2002 source
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The Abstract and Discussion report that An. gambiae and An. arabiensis had broadly similar larval habitats in western Kenya. However, the Results found one difference: habitats containing An. gambiae were more likely to have algae. Thus, the survey did not fail to detect all differences in habitat use. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“This could be a response to the lower overall productivity of more permanent sites (Diabate et al., 2008; Diabate et al., 2005; Diuk-Wasser et al., 2005).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Life history and vectorial capacity traits in adults
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- Partly supportedcites Diabate et al., 2008 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (‘Overall developmental success’; page unavailable) report that puddles produced more adults than the relatively permanent rice fields, but only in cages without predators. With predators present, the paper found no difference between habitats. It does not test whether higher M-form reproductive output is a response to site productivity. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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The Discussion (page unavailable) considers competition for larval resources but says the authors lack a reliable way to assess habitat quality. The Results (page unavailable) mention more permanent water sources for An. funestus, not their relative productivity. Searches for M-form reproductive output and permanent-site productivity found no passage addressing the proposed explanation. (LLM, conf=0.76)
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“Insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens increased susceptibility to predators (Berticat et al., 2004).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Variation in traits of the egg and larva
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The Summary (p. 1) reports that resistance genes increased the probability of predation in Culex pipiens compared with susceptible mosquitoes. The discussion on variability of the predation cost (p. 6) confirms a cost for every resistance gene studied, at the larval or adult stage or both. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Larvae of the S form developed faster than those of the M form in both permanent and temporary habitats, possibly as a response to the higher risk of desiccation in temporary larval habitats it typically occupies (Diabate et al., 2008).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Variation in traits of the egg and larva
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The Results section (‘Developmental time’) reports that S-form larvae developed faster than M-form larvae across habitats. The Discussion explicitly proposes avoidance of larval-site desiccation as a probable explanation and identifies puddles as temporary, ephemeral habitats. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Research on phenotypic traits under natural conditions (except on disease transmission and insecticide resistance) has been scanty, limiting interpretation of the wealth of genetic information that has been accumulating over recent years, e.g., (Ribeiro et al., 2004; Stump et al., 2005; Turner et al., 2005).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Adaptive variation in An. gambiae
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Ribeiro et al., 2004 source
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The Discussion (page unavailable) says that genome scans can identify candidate regions even when adaptive traits are unknown, and that functional studies are needed to connect genetic findings to ecological and behavioral characteristics. This supports a gap between genetic information and trait-level interpretation, but it does not establish that research on natural-condition phenotypes has generally been scanty or that disease transmission and insecticide resistance are exceptions. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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The citation follows “e.g.” and identifies examples of the accumulating genetic information. Turner et al. is such an example: its Results report a genome-wide analysis of genetic differentiation between the M and S forms of Anopheles gambiae. The paper is not being cited here as evidence for the separate claim that natural-condition phenotypic research has been scanty. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Field experiments demonstrated that the S form outperforms the M form in the absence of predators whereas the reverse is true if predator pressure increases.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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- Partly supportedcites Diabate et al., 2008 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion (page not provided) reports that, without predators, the S form did better in puddles but the M form did better in rice fields. It also reports higher M-form developmental success in both habitats under predator pressure. The claim omits the habitat qualification on the predator-free result. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“Such mutations might be fixed by drift before populations reconnect, or once populations merged, reinforced by selection, because of reduced fitness of hybrids (Coyne and Orr, 1997; Genner et al., 2007; Hatfield and Schulter, 1999; Mallet et al., 1998).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > How did mate preference evolve?
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- Partly supportedcites Coyne and Orr, 1997 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
In the opening discussion (p. 295), Coyne and Orr suggest that stronger sexual isolation between sympatric taxa reflects reinforcement: selection for isolation when hybrids are unfit. The cited passage does not support the separate claim that mutations become fixed by drift before populations reconnect; a search for drift found no such account in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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The population-structure discussion (p. 8) suggests that isolation may have been accompanied by genetic drift and random loss of alleles. It does not say that mutations became fixed before populations reconnected, or that selection reinforced them after merging because hybrids had reduced fitness. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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“Because the frequency of the kdr resistance allele is high in the S form but low in the M form (Table 1), its possible contribution to the results above should be evaluated.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Variation in traits of the egg and larva
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“Because both contribute similarly to disease transmission, both are anthropophilic, biting at night, and indoor resting during the day – they can be targeted by similar means of adult control.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Public health implications
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“New species of pathogens and vectors might change disease manifestations and transmission patterns if they differ in traits affecting pathogen virulence or vectorial capacity.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Introduction
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“Crossing experiments led to the recognition of three fresh water species: An. gambiae s.s., An. arabiensis, An. quadriannulatus, and three brackish water species: An. bwambae, An. melas and An. merus, and later to the division of An. quadriannulatus into two species (Hunt et al., 1998).”
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“Reproductive isolation between the molecular forms is achieved by spatial swarm segregation, although within-swarm mate recognition appears to play a role in certain locations.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Abstract
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“Genetic differentiation between the molecular forms has been extensively studied, but phenotypic differences between them, the evolutionary forces that generated divergence, and the mechanisms that maintain their genetic isolation have only recently been addressed.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Abstract
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“Although less pronounced, differences in adult body size, reproductive output, and longevity also suggest that the molecular forms have adapted to distinct niches.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Abstract
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“Divergence in adult mating behavior involves spatial swarm segregation and within-swarm mate recognition but they appear to play different roles in promoting reproductive isolation in Burkina Faso and Mali.”
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“For example, the similarity between the most important vectors An. gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis may be a result of extensive introgression rather than closer phylogenetic relationship (Krzywinski and Besansky, 2003).”
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“Fixed chromosomal inversions between these species e.g., (Coluzzi and Sabatini, 1967) facilitated simpler identification of field specimens and led to important genetic and ecological discoveries.”
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“These differences explain the sharp discontinuity in distribution of the molecular forms between rice fields and surrounding savanna, but they can also explain the concurrent cline between humid and arid environments due to the dependence on permanent habitats in the latter.”
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“Presumably the similarities in larval ecology of An. arabiensis in East Africa and the M form in West Africa represent convergent evolution although the possibility of introgression cannot be ruled out (Besansky et al., 2003; Besansky et al., 1997; Coluzzi et al., 2002; Donnelly et al., 2004).”
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“Notably, no postmating isolation was detected by laboratory crosses of colonies representing the chromosomal forms (Di Deco et al., 1980; Persiani, 1986) nor in crosses of F1s from naturally collected mothers representing the molecular forms from Burkina Faso (Diabate et al., 2007).”
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“Notably, phenotypic divergence alone may have epidemiological implications; if it changes vectorial capacity, vector’s distribution range, or its ability to withstand means of control.”
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“Most studies have compared M and S populations in the savanna, which correspond to the Mopti (M) vs. Savanna (S); although in Mali the S form could contain an unknown fraction of Bamako.”
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“Most studies, however, were conducted near Mali and Burkina Faso where the chromosomal forms perfectly corresponded to the molecular forms.”
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“Comparing developmental success of the molecular forms in mixed and single form transplantation cages showed the S form outcompeted the M form in puddles (inconclusive results were obtained in rice fields).”
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“Divergent selection is fundamental to several speciation models as the underlying cause of differential fitness of genotypes in different environments which directly or indirectly promotes reproductive isolation (Schluter, 2001).”
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“Notably, these Forest mosquitoes were solely of the M molecular form, suggesting that adaptation to arid environment is not only conferred by inversions.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > The recognition of the molecular forms > What remains of the chromosomal forms?
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“These theoretical and empirical advances have mostly resolved the controversy and the molecular forms are now perceived as incipient species by many, if not all medical entomologists.”
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“This pattern was complicated, however, by finding both molecular forms in sympatry in the humid forest belt (della Torre et al., 2005; Wondji et al., 2002).”
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“An. arabiensis exhibits a higher degree of zoophily in East Africa than in West and Central Africa and is conspicuously missing (or rare) from rice fields in West Africa where the M form predominates.”
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“In Mali and Burkina Faso, these groups corresponded to the Mopti vs. Savanna and Bamako (Favia et al., 1997; Favia and Louis, 1999), hence the terms M and S molecular forms.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > The recognition of the molecular forms
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“Inversions have been considered the basis for the speciation in An. gambiae s.s. (Coluzzi et al., 1985; Coluzzi et al., 2002).”
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“Over 90% of the range of the M form overlaps with that of the S form, suggesting considerable phenotypic overlap between them.”
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“Early studies revealed a latitudinal cline in inversion frequencies with aridity combined with corresponding seasonal fluctuations in inversion frequencies (Coluzzi et al., 1985; Toure et al., 1994; Toure et al., 1998), providing solid ground for the role of selection on inversions.”
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“However, disconnected from the molecular forms, the chromosomal forms do not correspond to genetically distinct populations based on currently available data. Instead, they appear to represent conspecific populations subject to different selection pressures with different frequencies of inversion “alleles”.”
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“No studies compared S populations from West and East Africa, so generalization should be considered cautiously.”
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“Three important features are apparent from examination of this schematic map: (i) extensive overlap in geographical range, (ii) boundaries incompatible with known bio-geographical factors, and (iii) substantial variation in range’s size.”
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“The form composition flips from one extreme to the other, along few kilometers, indicating strong selective force related to larval habitats.”
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“Even in areas where both forms coexist, the M form predominates in arid habitats at higher latitudes (annual precipitations <1000 mm and evapotranspiration >2000 mm) whilst the S form predominates in humid lower latitudes (annual precipitations >1000 mm and evapotranspiration <1800 mm) (Bayoh et al., 2001; della Torre et al., 2001; della Torre et al., 2005).”
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“Phenotypic variation may depend on the karyotype (see above), thus differences between Forest-M and Mopti populations would be larger than between two Forest-M populations.”
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“The larva (and egg) of An. gambiae experiences distinct ecological settings from the adult, and accordingly, such assessment requires examination of phenotypic variation between the molecular forms at all life stages (Table 1).”
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“Inversion frequencies were strongly correlated with aridity on spatial and temporal scales (Coluzzi et al., 1985; Coluzzi et al., 1979; Toure et al., 1994), indicating that selection had a key role in shaping inversion frequencies, hence it confounds assessment of genetic isolation between forms.”
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“This correspondence, however, did not hold for specimens from adjacent countries (della Torre et al., 2001), for example the forest chromosomal form in Central Africa was divided into the sympatric molecular forms and no M/S hybrids were found (Lehmann et al., 2003; Wondji et al., 2002).”
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“In Mali, the S form swarms above bare ground, whereas the M form swarms above markers consisting of a dark center in a lighter background such as a well (Diabate et al. unpublished).”
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“Moreover, a negative relationship between predator avoidance capacity and competitive ability was detected in container mosquitoes Aedes albopoictus and Ochlerotatus triseriatus (Kesavaraju et al., 2007a).”
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“A preliminary study of cuticular hydrocarbons detected differences between chromosomal forms (Milligan et al. 1993), suggesting that olfaction is key to mate recognition.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Mating behaviour and reproductive isolation between the molecular forms
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“Due to their direct impact on fitness, divergence in life history traits may accompany speciation reflecting the different conditions of the niches occupied by each species (McKinnon et al., 2004).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Life history and vectorial capacity traits in adults
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“Predation and competition also mediated divergent selection resulting in adaptive radiation in Timema stick insects (Nosil and Crespi, 2006a; Nosil and Crespi, 2006b) and indirectly, predation promotes premating isolation (Nosil 2004) in walking-sticks.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Variation in traits of the egg and larva
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“Despite its slower developmental time forcing it to endure larval predators longer, the M form possesses a superior predator avoidance ability, the nature of which remains to be identified.”
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“These studies explain the habitat segregation between rice fields and surrounding savanna based on the superior competitive power of the S form larvae in temporary habitats with low predation pressure, whereas the superior predator avoidance of the M form allows it to dominate in predator-rich larval habitats.”
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“Predation and competition also mediated divergent selection resulting in adaptive radiation in Timema stick insects (Nosil and Crespi, 2006a; Nosil and Crespi, 2006b) and indirectly, predation promotes premating isolation (Nosil 2004) in walking-sticks.”
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- Not matchedcites Nosil and Crespi, 2006a
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“Mosquitoes exhibit various behavioural responses to avoid larval predators (Blaustein et al., 2004; Kesavaraju et al., 2007b).”
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“Cross mating (1.2%) was considerably lower than expected by chance (17%).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Mating behaviour and reproductive isolation between the molecular forms
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“These results are consistent with previous studies showing that the length of hydroperiod in freshwater bodies mediates divergent selection in a number of species (Williams, 2006).”
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“Coluzzi and others (2002) hypothesized that adaptation to different larval habitats was key to speciation in An. gambiae complex as exemplified by three independent speciation events that resulted in salty-water (brackish) tolerant species: An. melas, An. merus, and An. bwambae.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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“Because larval habitats in arid climate tend to be more permanent (as rain is too rare to sustain populations), the capacity of the M form to exploit such larval habitat explains its extended distribution into dryer environment.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Variation in traits of the egg and larva
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“Importantly, cross mating between the molecular forms occurred indoors as much as mating between members of the same form (Dao et al., 2008), indicating that chemical cues such as pheromones and cuticular hydrocarbons do not play a major role in form recognition, unless such signals are only released or perceived during swarming.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Mating behaviour and reproductive isolation between the molecular forms
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“In East Africa, Marchand (1984) reported mixed swarms between An. gambiae and An. arabiensis suggesting that mate recognition within swarms is widespread.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Phenotypic divergence between the molecular forms > Mating behaviour and reproductive isolation between the molecular forms
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“Mutations accumulating in such isolated population may have modified mating behaviour.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > How did mate preference evolve?
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“Many larval sites remain wet for several weeks and will harbor intermediate predator community (Williams, 2006), possibly allowing more equal success of both forms as suggested by high frequency of larval sites shared by both forms.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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“The molecular forms represent a promising opportunity to uncover adaptive variation, although local adaptation presumably exists within each form.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Adaptive variation in An. gambiae
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“Increasing divergence with time is most plausible, but since fusion and fission are possible and depend on ecological conditions, divergence may remain the same for long or even decrease.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Divergence riddles: Which form was first? When they split? What is their future?
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“Coluzzi and others (2002) hypothesized that the spread of agriculture led to the speciation of An. gambiae s.s. approximately 5000 yrs ago from a zoophilic ancestor, so the molecular forms must have split even later.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Divergence riddles: Which form was first? When they split? What is their future?
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“These diverse vectors together increase the burden of malaria and lymphatic filariasis because they extend duration of disease transmission and its geographical range (Table 1 and Figure 1).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Public health implications
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“Positive selection was demonstrated by latitudinal and temporal clines in inversion frequencies (above) and from patterns of polymorphism and differentiation between the molecular forms operating on a “locus” on chromosome II (Turner and Hahn, 2007).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Adaptive variation in An. gambiae
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“However, without reinforcement and in the face of gene flow, these mechanisms may be selected against rather quickly within form (between genotypes with adaptations to the same habitat) or spread rapidly within form due to their advantage in preventing cross mating between forms.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > How did mate preference evolve?
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“It is also compatible with finding a third speciation island (on chromosome 2R) separating the molecular forms from Cameroon but not from Mali (Turner et al. 2007).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > How did mate preference evolve?
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“However, such surveys did not quantify the success of the forms in different habitats and did not estimate form and species relative abundance.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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“Ecological speciation against hybrids has been shown in a few divergent species such as threespine sticklebacks and butterfly Heliconius erato (Hatfield and Schluter, 1999, Mallet et al. 1998).”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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“Larval control methods might have a greater success in the fewer, larger, and predictable sites of the M form, but no such strategies are widely implemented.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Public health implications
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“Indirectly, this compartmentalized vectorial system is far more robust given its higher capacity to adapt because of the high total effective population size and subdivision coupled with introgression (Mallet, 2005), leading to the spread of adaptive genes between “compartments”.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Public health implications
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“In both cases, hybrids were viable in the laboratory, but showed lower fitness in natural conditions.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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“That An. arabiensis in East Africa occupies (what appears to be) the “exact” niche filled by the M form in West Africa, suggests the same process operated in both cases, resulting in convergent evolution.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > The ecological factors that promoted divergence
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“Future prospects for disease control is reduced not only because of the forms different susceptibility to insecticides but also because reproductive isolation will limit effectiveness of control strategies based on sterile male release or the spread of genetically engineered constructs reducing transmission (Benedict and Robinson, 2003), unless these populations are targeted simultaneously.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Public health implications
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“The behavioral, physiological, and morphological adaptations that allow populations of An. gambiae to occupy diverse environments across Africa are mostly unknown.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Adaptive variation in An. gambiae
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“Finally, variation in hydroperiod of natural larval sites existed regardless of man, hence its role in divergence does not support this hypothesis.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > Divergence riddles: Which form was first? When they split? What is their future?
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“Accordingly, isolation of diverging populations as described above occurred repeatedly and independent mechanisms facilitating assortative mating have evolved and are possibly spreading.”
§ The molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: A phenotypic perspective > Discussion > How did mate preference evolve?
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The geographical ranges of the M and S molecular forms are rather stable.
“hence we assume their ranges are rather stable (Figure 1).”
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Longevity and reproductive output have a strong influence on vectorial capacity.
“Notably, life history traits such as longevity and reproductive output strongly affect vectorial capacity.”
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Small changes in mosquito longevity produce large changes in vectorial capacity.
“Such variation in longevity between the forms could be of epidemiological importance because slight changes in longevity greatly change vectorial capacity.”
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Predator abundance is much higher in permanent larval habitats than in temporary ones.
“Predators are much more abundant in permanent larval habitats.”
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Divergent natural selection primarily targets ecologically important traits, not mate-selection traits.
“Divergent natural selection acts on ecologically important traits rather than on mate selection.”
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“Different mosquito larval surveys in West and Central Africa observed variations in the breeding habitat choices of An. coluzzii and An. gambiae s.s. (reviewed in [6]).”
From Sibling species of the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae display divergent preferences for aquatic breeding sites in southern Nigeria (2024) · cites this paper as [6]
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“Anopheles gambiae s.s. have the behaviour of ovipositing in temporary, rain-dependent, small water collections such as puddles and hoof-prints [6].”
From Sibling species of the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae display divergent preferences for aquatic breeding sites in southern Nigeria (2024) · cites this paper as [6]
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“Some of these biological factors, for example the presence of predators, have been shown in previous studies to affect Anopheles larvae in aquatic environments (reviewed in [6, 75].”
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“(reviewed in [6]).”
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“This suggests that reproductive isolation between these two sibling species is achieved by strong pre-mating reproductive barriers (della Torre et al. 2001; Diabaté et al. 2007; Lehmann and Diabaté 2008).”
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“The two molecular forms, A. gambiae s.s. Giles and A. coluzzii differ in ecological preference and their susceptibility to pyrethroids (Lehmann and Diabate, 2008), the preferred class of insecticide for treatment of long lasting bed nets (Harris et al., 2013).”
BackgroundThe origin of island populations of the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles coluzzii
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BackgroundChallenges to malaria control and success stories in Africa
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lehmann, T., & Diabate, A.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lehmann, Tovi
- ORCID
- Lehmann, Tovi
- Venue
- Infection, Genetics and Evolution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 737-746
- ISSN
- 1567-1348 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2731232
- OpenAlex
- W1983813938
- Cited by
- 177
- References
- 111
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 16
- FWCI
- 1.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Infection Genetics and Evolution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (Z99 AI999999)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Keywords
- Anopheles gambiae, M and S molecular forms, speciation, phenotypic divergence, larval predation, larval competition, freshwater habitats, paddy fields, reproductive isolation, adult body size, reproductive output, mosquito longevity, malaria vectors, disease transmission, vector control
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Anopheles, Humans, Insect Vectors, Phenotype, Selection, Genetic
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