TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimation of survival and gonotrophic cycle length of Simulium metallicum sensu lato (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southern Mexico
AU - Rodríguez-Pérez, Mario A.
AU - Vázquez-Sánchez, Rafael
AU - Reyes-Villanueva, Filiberto
PY - 2001/12
Y1 - 2001/12
N2 - This study compares the use of a mark-recapture analysis and a time-series analysis to estimate the gonotrophic cycle length and survivorship of Simulium metallicum s.l. in southern Mexico. Daily collections were performed with human- and horse-baited traps at 3 sites in a coffee plantation. The mark - recapture and time series experiments on these collections conclusively yielded a gonotrophic cycle length estimate of 3 days. Horizontal estimates of daily survivorship ranged from 0.75 to 0.69 and these values were similar to that estimated vertically of 0.77. The survival to infective stage (9 days) ranged from 0.012 to 0.043, taking into account at least 12 days for development of 3rd-stage larvae of Onchocerca volvulus. Mark - recapture and time-series methods were found to be suitable for estimating the gonotrophic cycle length and daily survivorship of S. metallicum s.l. under field conditions in southern Mexico.
AB - This study compares the use of a mark-recapture analysis and a time-series analysis to estimate the gonotrophic cycle length and survivorship of Simulium metallicum s.l. in southern Mexico. Daily collections were performed with human- and horse-baited traps at 3 sites in a coffee plantation. The mark - recapture and time series experiments on these collections conclusively yielded a gonotrophic cycle length estimate of 3 days. Horizontal estimates of daily survivorship ranged from 0.75 to 0.69 and these values were similar to that estimated vertically of 0.77. The survival to infective stage (9 days) ranged from 0.012 to 0.043, taking into account at least 12 days for development of 3rd-stage larvae of Onchocerca volvulus. Mark - recapture and time-series methods were found to be suitable for estimating the gonotrophic cycle length and daily survivorship of S. metallicum s.l. under field conditions in southern Mexico.
KW - Ecology
KW - Gonotrophic cycle
KW - Simulium
KW - Survivorship
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M3 - Artículo
SN - 8756-971X
VL - 17
SP - 254
EP - 259
JO - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
JF - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
IS - 4
ER -