Changing distributions of the cosmopolitan mosquito species Culex quinquefasciatus Say and endemic Cx. pervigilans Bergroth (Diptera: Culicidae) in New Zealand

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Changing distributions of the cosmopolitan mosquito species Culex quinquefasciatus Say and endemic Cx. pervigilans Bergroth (Diptera: Culicidae) in New Zealand

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New Zealand has 13 endemic mosquito species, which are predominantly bird-biters, exhibiting low levels of vector competence, and are adapted to their native ecosystems. Anthropogenic land-use change are well-suited to domesticated exotic species that have already established here. While some endemic species, such as Culex pervigilans, can also be found vutilising such environments, there are indications of population decline and displacement. The cosmopolitan Cx. quinquefasciatus has been es...

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18 Oct, 2022

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Julia Kasper / Barbara Tomotani / Anton Hovius / Mary McIntyre / Mariana Musicante

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Invasive species / mosquitoes / monitoring / distribution / public health / anthropogenic changes / Evolutionary Biology / Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified / Ecology / Cancer

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