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Diapause and quiescence: Dormancy mechanisms that contribute to the geographical expansion of mosquitoes and their evolutionary success

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Diniz, Diego Felipe Araujo, de Albuquerque, Cleide Maria Ribeiro, Oliva, Luciana Oliveira, de Melo-Santos, Maria Alice Varjal, Ayres, Constância Flávia Junqueira·2017·Parasites & Vectors

Abstract

Mosquitoes are insects belonging to the order Diptera and family Culicidae. They are distributed worldwide and include approximately 3500 species, of which about 300 have medical and veterinary importance. The evolutionary success of mosquitoes, in both tropical and temperate regions, is due to the various survival strategies these insects have developed throughout their life histories. Of the many adaptive mechanisms, diapause and quiescence, two different types of dormancy, likely contribute to the establishment, maintenance and spread of natural mosquito populations. This review seeks to objectively and coherently describe the terms diapause and quiescence, which can be confused in the literature because the phenotypic effects of these mechanisms are often similar.

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Diniz, D. F. A., de Albuquerque, C. M. R., Oliva, L. O., de Melo-Santos, M. A. V., & Ayres, C. F. J.
Affiliations
  • Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (BR)
  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
Corresponding author
Ayres, Constância Flávia Junqueira
Venue
Parasites & Vectors
Published
2017-06-26
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
310-310
ISSN
1756-3305 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2709477677
Cited by
200
References
165
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 7
FWCI
1.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
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  • Parasites & Vectors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
Keywords
diapause, quiescence, mosquito life history, geographical range expansion, evolutionary success, survival strategies, mosquitoes, overwintering
MeSH terms
Diapause, Animals, Cold Temperature, Biological Evolution, Life Cycle Stages, Culicidae, Tropical Climate, Photoperiod

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