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

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...

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Published in:	Parasites & vectors Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 310
Main Authors:	Diniz, Diego Felipe Araujo, de Albuquerque, Cleide Maria Ribeiro, Oliva, Luciana Oliveira, de Melo-Santos, Maria Alice Varjal, Ayres, Constância Flávia Junqueira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 26-06-2017 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adaptation Animals Aquatic insects Arthropods Biological Evolution Cold Temperature Culicidae Culicidae - embryology Culicidae - physiology Diapause Diapause - physiology Disease transmission Dispersion Distribution Dormancy Eggs Environmental aspects Environmental conditions Fever Geographical distribution Insects Life Cycle Stages Medical climatology Medical research Medicine, Experimental Metabolism Mosquitoes Pathogens Photoperiod Physiology Populations Review Seasonality Studies Survival Temperature effects Tropical Climate Tropical diseases Vectors (Biology) Veterinary medicine Disease transmission Metabolism Dispersion Culicidae Seasonality Adaptation
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Summary:	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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ISSN:	1756-3305 1756-3305
DOI:	10.1186/s13071-017-2235-0