Carlo Costantini

Seasonal distribution of Anopheles funestuschromosomal forms from Burkina Faso (2009)

Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo M, Sagnon, N'Fale, Grushko, Olga, Yameogo, Malgaouende A, Boccolini, Daniela, Besansky, Nora J, ...

Abstract Background Previous studies of Anopheles funestus chromosomal inversion polymorphisms in Burkina Faso showed large departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and linkage disequilibrium among...

Inversion 2La is associated with enhanced desiccation resistance in Anopheles gambiae (2009)

Gray, Emilie M, Rocca, Kyle AC, Costantini, Carlo, Besansky, Nora J

Abstract Background Anopheles gambiae , the principal vector of malignant malaria in Africa, occupies a wide range of habitats. Environmental flexibility may be conferred by a number of chromosomal...

2La chromosomal inversion enhances thermal tolerance of Anopheles gambiaelarvae (2009)

Rocca, Kyle AC, Gray, Emilie M, Costantini, Carlo, Besansky, Nora J

Abstract Background The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is broadly distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and this contributes to making it the most efficient vector of malaria on the continent. The...

Ecological niche partitioning between Anopheles gambiaemolecular forms in Cameroon: the ecological side of speciation (2009)

Simard, Frédéric, Ayala, Diego, Kamdem, Guy, Pombi, Marco, Etouna, Joachim, Ose, Kenji, ...

Abstract Background Speciation among members of the Anopheles gambiae complex is thought to be promoted by disruptive selection and ecological divergence acting on sets of adaptation genes protected...

Living at the edge: biogeographic patterns of habitat segregation conform to speciation by niche expansion in Anopheles gambiae (2009)

Costantini, Carlo, Ayala, Diego, Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo M, Pombi, Marco, Some, Corentin Y, Bassole, Imael HN, ...

Abstract Background Ongoing lineage splitting within the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae is compatible with ecological speciation, the evolution of reproductive isolation by divergent...

Chromosomal plasticity and evolutionary potential in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiaesensu stricto: insights from three decades of rare paracentric inversions (2008)

Pombi, Marco, Caputo, Beniamino, Simard, Frederic, Di Deco, Maria A, Coluzzi, Mario, Torre, Alessandra, ...

Abstract Background In the Anopheles gambiae complex, paracentric chromosomal inversions are non-randomly distributed along the complement: 18/31 (58%) of common polymorphic inversions are on...

Effective population size of Anopheles funestuschromosomal forms in Burkina Faso (2006)

Michel, Andrew P, Grushko, Olga, Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo M, Sagnon, N'Fale, Costantini, Carlo, Besansky, Nora J

Abstract Background As Anopheles funestus is one of the principal Afro-tropical malaria vectors, a more complete understanding of its population structure is desirable. In West and Central Africa,...

Comparisons of Human-Landing Catches and Odor-Baited Entry Traps for Sampling Malaria Vectors in Senegal (2005)

Ibrahima Dia, Diawo Diallo, Jean-bernard Duchemin, Yamar Ba, Lassana Konate, Carlo Costantini, ...

A comparative study of human-landing catches (HLCs) and odor-baited entry traps (OBETs) for sampling malaria vectors was conducted in two different bioclimatic areas of Senegal, the Sahelian and...

Centromere-proximal differentiation and speciation in Anopheles gambiae

Stump, Aram D., Fitzpatrick, Meagan C., Lobo, Neil F., Traoré, Sékou, Sagnon, N′Fale, Costantini, Carlo, ...

The M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae are undergoing speciation as they adapt to heterogeneities in the environment, spreading malaria in the process. We hypothesized that their divergence...

Sex-Linked Differentiation Between Incipient Species of Anopheles gambiae

Stump, Aram D., Shoener, Jennifer A., Costantini, Carlo, Sagnon, N'Fale, Besansky, Nora J.

Emerging species within the primary malaria vector Anopheles gambiae show different ecological preferences and significant prezygotic reproductive isolation. They are defined by fixed sequence...

Divergence With Gene Flow in Anopheles funestus From the Sudan Savanna of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Michel, Andrew P., Grushko, Olga, Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo M., Lobo, Neil F., Sagnon, N'Fale, Costantini, Carlo, ...

Anopheles funestus is a major vector of malaria across Africa. Understanding its complex and nonequilibrium population genetic structure is an important challenge that must be overcome before vector...

Centromere-proximal differentiation and speciation in Anopheles gambiae

Stump, Aram D., Fitzpatrick, Meagan C., Lobo, Neil F., Traoré, Sékou, Sagnon, N′Fale, Costantini, Carlo, ...

The M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae are undergoing speciation as they adapt to heterogeneities in the environment, spreading malaria in the process. We hypothesized that their divergence...

Sex-Linked Differentiation Between Incipient Species of Anopheles gambiae

Stump, Aram D., Shoener, Jennifer A., Costantini, Carlo, Sagnon, N'Fale, Besansky, Nora J.

Emerging species within the primary malaria vector Anopheles gambiae show different ecological preferences and significant prezygotic reproductive isolation. They are defined by fixed sequence...

Divergence With Gene Flow in Anopheles funestus From the Sudan Savanna of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Michel, Andrew P., Grushko, Olga, Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo M., Lobo, Neil F., Sagnon, N'Fale, Costantini, Carlo, ...

Anopheles funestus is a major vector of malaria across Africa. Understanding its complex and nonequilibrium population genetic structure is an important challenge that must be overcome before vector...

Mixture for Controlling Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Vectors

Pennetier, Cédric, Costantini, Carlo, Corbel, Vincent, Licciardi, Séverine, Dabiré, Roch K., Lapied, Bruno, ...

Impregnating mosquito nets with an insect repellent and a low dose of organophosphorous insecticide combination was effective.