TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimation of population size and dispersal of Aedes polynesiensis on Toamaro motu, French Polynesia
AU - Mercer, David R.
AU - Marie, Jerome
AU - Bossin, Herve
AU - Faaruia, Marc
AU - Tetuanui, Albert
AU - Sang, Michel Cheong
AU - Dobson, Stephen L.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Mark-release-recapture methods were used to compare Aedes polynesiensis Marks adult numbers and dispersal between dry and wet seasons in a closed population on a small island (motu) in French Polynesia. Females were more than three times more common during wet (December 2008) than dry (May 2007) season samplings although high numbers of vectors were collected during both seasons. LincolnPetersen estimates for Ae. polynesiensis females on the motu were 6,055 per hectare for the dry season and 18,860 per hectare for the wet season. Marked females dispersed rapidly to all parts of the motu and survived until recaptures on days 15 after release. Males were not adequately sampled using human sentinels or Biogent Sentinel traps.
AB - Mark-release-recapture methods were used to compare Aedes polynesiensis Marks adult numbers and dispersal between dry and wet seasons in a closed population on a small island (motu) in French Polynesia. Females were more than three times more common during wet (December 2008) than dry (May 2007) season samplings although high numbers of vectors were collected during both seasons. LincolnPetersen estimates for Ae. polynesiensis females on the motu were 6,055 per hectare for the dry season and 18,860 per hectare for the wet season. Marked females dispersed rapidly to all parts of the motu and survived until recaptures on days 15 after release. Males were not adequately sampled using human sentinels or Biogent Sentinel traps.
KW - French Polynesia
KW - Lincoln-Petersen Index
KW - mark-release-recapture
KW - mosquito vector population
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U2 - 10.1603/ME11234
DO - 10.1603/ME11234
M3 - Article
C2 - 23025176
AN - SCOPUS:84866364647
SN - 0022-2585
VL - 49
SP - 971
EP - 980
JO - Journal of Medical Entomology
JF - Journal of Medical Entomology
IS - 5
ER -