2001
Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA
Andreadis T, Anderson J, Munstermann L, Wolfe R, Florin D. Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 774-779. PMID: 11761373, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRock pool habitatsArtificial container habitatsField-collected specimensTree holesHuman bait methodContainer habitatsRain poolsBait methodRock holesJaponicusSod grassBird bathsOchlerotatus japonicusHabitatsAdult femalesWest Nile virusLight trapsTire casingsAbundanceNile virusStream bedWide surveyAlgaeWestern HemisphereLarvae
1997
Intraspecific variation in key morphological characters of Culiseta melanura (Diptera:Culicidae).
Andreadis T, Munstermann L. Intraspecific variation in key morphological characters of Culiseta melanura (Diptera:Culicidae). Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1997, 13: 127-33. PMID: 9249648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey morphological charactersPopulation genetic profileCuliseta melanuraKey diagnostic charactersCryptic speciesDiagnostic allelesPrivate allelesEnzyme lociIntraspecific variationMorphological charactersGenetic variabilityDiagnostic charactersNongenetic traitField populationsDistinctive genotypesGenus CulisetaLaboratory coloniesEnzootic vectorKey charactersGenetic resultsDistinct populationsSpeciesAllele frequenciesEarly springGenetic profileSYSTEMATICS OF MOSQUITO DISEASE VECTORS (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE):Impact of Molecular Biology and Cladistic Analysis
Munstermann L, Conn J. SYSTEMATICS OF MOSQUITO DISEASE VECTORS (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE):Impact of Molecular Biology and Cladistic Analysis. Annual Review Of Entomology 1997, 42: 351-369. PMID: 9017898, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.42.1.351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCladistic analysisDisease vectorsCryptic species complexAnopheles punctulatus groupCulex subgenus MelanoconionA. scutellaris groupMosquito disease vectorsRestriction fragment polymorphismPunctulatus groupSpecies complexImportant insectsScutellaris groupTaxonomic divisionsMolecular dataSubgenus MelanoconionConventional taxonomyTribe SabethiniAnopheles gambiaeAnopheles pseudopunctipennisAnopheles albitarsisAnopheles nuneztovariMolecular biologyFragment polymorphismDNA sequencingCulex pipiens
1987
The mosquitoes of Sardinia: species records 35 years after the malaria eradication campaign
MARCHI A, MUNSTERMANN L. The mosquitoes of Sardinia: species records 35 years after the malaria eradication campaign. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 1987, 1: 89-96. PMID: 2908760, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1987.tb00327.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Cytogenetic and isozyme profile of Sabethes cyaneus
Munstermann L, Marchi A. Cytogenetic and isozyme profile of Sabethes cyaneus. Journal Of Heredity 1986, 77: 241-248. PMID: 2876025, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolytene chromosomesSabethes cyaneusBanding patternsLarval salivary glandsClear banding patternHomomorphic chromosomesEnzyme lociAverage heterozygosityShort chromosomesDistribution rangeNucleolar organizersHomologous regionsChromosomesDifferential expressionIsozyme profilesDevelopmental stagesBiochemical studiesLociCulicine mosquitoesCyaneusForest canopyRecurrent associationCytogenetic studiesCanopyMosquitoes