Daily rhythms in mosquitoes and their consequences for malaria transmission

Samuel S C Rund; Aidan J. O’Donnell; James E. Gentile; Sarah E. Reece

doi:10.3390/insects7020014

Daily rhythms in mosquitoes and their consequences for malaria transmission

Samuel S C Rund^*, Aidan J. O’Donnell, James E. Gentile, Sarah E. Reece

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School of Biological Sciences

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The 24-h day involves cycles in environmental factors that impact organismal fitness. This is thought to select for organisms to regulate their temporal biology accordingly, through circadian and diel rhythms. In addition to rhythms in abiotic factors (such as light and temperature), biotic factors, including ecological interactions, also follow daily cycles. How daily rhythms shape, and are shaped by, interactions between organisms is poorly understood. Here, we review an emerging area, namely the causes and consequences of daily rhythms in the interactions between vectors, their hosts and the parasites they transmit. We focus on mosquitoes, malaria parasites and vertebrate hosts, because this system offers the opportunity to integrate from genetic and molecular mechanisms to population dynamics and because disrupting rhythms offers a novel avenue for disease control.

Original language	English
Article number	14
Journal	Oriental insects
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/insects7020014
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2016

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Anopheles
Chronobiology
Circadian
Diel
Diurnal
Nocturnal
Plasmodium

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