Comparative analysis of multiple genomes in a phylogenetic framework dramatically improves
the precision and sensitivity of evolutionary inference, producing more robust results than …

Mosquito species that specialize in biting humans are few but dangerous. They include the
African malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii, as well as Aedes …

Female mosquitoes are major vectors of human disease and the most dangerous are those
that preferentially bite humans. A ‘domestic’ form of the mosquito Aedes aegypti has evolved …

Female mosquitoes of some species are generalists and will blood-feed on a variety of
vertebrate hosts, whereas others display marked host preference. Anopheles gambiae and …

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infect more than 400 million people each year with
dangerous viral pathogens including dengue, yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya. Progress in …

Understanding the processes by which species colonize and adapt to human habitats is
particularly important in the case of disease-vectoring arthropods. The mosquito species Aedes …

Our understanding of the genetic basis of host specialization in insects is limited to basic
information on the number and location of genetic factors underlying changes in conspicuous …

Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the evolution of neural circuits. Comparison
of animals from different families, orders, and phyla reveals fascinating variation in brain …

The insect chemoreceptor superfamily comprises the olfactory receptor (Or) and gustatory
receptor (Gr) multigene families. These families give insects the ability to smell and taste …

Background A complete genome sequence and the advent of genome editing open up non-traditional
model organisms to mechanistic genetic studies. The mosquito Aedes aegypti is …