2004
Biochemical Taxonomy and Enzyme Electrophoretic Profiles During Development, for Three Morphologically Similar Aedes Species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Subgenus Stegomyia
Gaunt C, Mutebi J, Munstermann L. Biochemical Taxonomy and Enzyme Electrophoretic Profiles During Development, for Three Morphologically Similar Aedes Species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Subgenus Stegomyia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2004, 41: 23-32. PMID: 14989342, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.1.23.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Temporal and Geographic Genetic Variation in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Florida
Nayar J, Knight J, Munstermann L. Temporal and Geographic Genetic Variation in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Florida. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2003, 40: 882-889. PMID: 14765666, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeographic samplesGenetic variationGenetic distanceColony samplesGene flow estimatesGeographic genetic variationGenetic variability valuesRogers' genetic distanceGene flowObserved heterozygosityPutative lociField samplesPolymorphic lociAverage Nei'sFlorida populationsField populationsHardy-WeinbergEcological conditionsPolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisQuinquefasciatus populationsCulex pipiens quinquefasciatusLociMinimum populationFlorida samplesTemporal samples
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 HemisphereLarvaeGenetic variability among populations of Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia) shannoni (Dyar 1929) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Colombia
Cárdenas E, Munstermann L, Martínez O, Corredor D, Ferro C. Genetic variability among populations of Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia) shannoni (Dyar 1929) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Colombia. Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2001, 96: 189-196. PMID: 11285496, DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762001000200010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic distanceNei's genetic distanceWright's F-statisticsF-statisticsGene flowF STIsozyme lociForest populationsMean heterozygosityGPI locusInfected insectsGenetic variationColony samplesGenetic variabilityLutzomyia shannoniPolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisConsequences of colonizationLaboratory coloniesLociInfected hostStomatitis virusGel electrophoresisCentral ColombiaMagdalena ValleyLow levels
1999
Reproductive biology of Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar) (Diptera: Psychodidae) under experimental conditions.
Cárdenas E, Ferro C, Corredor D, Martínez O, Munstermann L. Reproductive biology of Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar) (Diptera: Psychodidae) under experimental conditions. Journal Of Vector Ecology 1999, 24: 158-70. PMID: 10672545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterspecific hybridization and genetic variability of Phlebotomus sandflies
Ghosh K, Mukhopadhyay J, Guzman H, Tesh R, Munstermann L. Interspecific hybridization and genetic variability of Phlebotomus sandflies. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 1999, 13: 78-88. PMID: 10194753, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00140.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic enzyme lociEnzyme lociDiagnostic lociGenetic variabilityEst-3Low genetic variabilityIsozyme patternsSingle-pair crossesInterspecific hybridizationP. duboscqiGenetic distanceP. papatasiMdh-2P. bergerotiPolymorphic lociBackcross progenyDistant strainsProgeny numberIDH-1Pair crossesLociSuccessful hybridizationPhlebotomus sandfliesSandfly vectorSpecies
1998
Genetic variability in biochemical characters of Brazilian field populations of the Leishmania vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Rangel E, Munstermann L. Genetic variability in biochemical characters of Brazilian field populations of the Leishmania vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 893-901. PMID: 9886196, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic distanceField populationsMean heterozygosityNei's genetic distanceLow genetic distanceBrazilian field populationsDistribution of genesAllelic frequency differencesDiagnostic lociEnzyme lociPolymorphic speciesInsect vectorsHigh-frequency allelesLongipalpis populationsGenetic variabilityDistribution rangeBiochemical charactersGeographic strainsSoutherly samplesFrequency allelesLociCoastal BrazilBahia StateLeishmania vectorsSouth AmericaEpidemiology of endemic Oropouche virus transmission in upper Amazonian Peru.
Baisley K, Watts D, Munstermann L, Wilson M. Epidemiology of endemic Oropouche virus transmission in upper Amazonian Peru. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 710-6. PMID: 9840586, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody prevalenceLife-long residentsIgG antibodiesViral infectionStandard plaque reduction neutralization testPlaque reduction neutralization testWald chi-squareCross-sectional serosurveyHalf of personsVenous blood samplesRisk factor dataMultiple logistic regressionAge five yearsYears of ageSeropositive residentsSerologic statusRisk factorsViral antibodiesBlood samplesNeutralization testAntibody reactivityHuman infectionsORO virusLogistic regressionEndemic transmissionGenetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Azevedo A, Rangel E, Munstermann L. Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1998, 14: 277-82. PMID: 9813825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic isolationSpecies statusSpot phenotypeGenetic variationIsoenzyme lociMorphological phenotypesSpecies levelMorphological variationWeinberg expectationsField populationsBiochemical charactersLutzomyia longipalpisEastern BrazilPolymorphic charactersPhlebotomine sand fliesGenetic profileIntermediate formIsoenzyme frequenciesPhenotypeGenetic polymorphismsSand fliesNew WorldSpot patternsLociLongipalpisLife Cycle and Fecundity Analysis of Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar) (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Ferro C, Cárdenas E, Corredor D, Morales A, Munstermann L. Life Cycle and Fecundity Analysis of Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar) (Diptera: Psychodidae). Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 1998, 93: 195-199. PMID: 9698892, DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761998000200011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 profile
1992
Population genetic evidence for species A, B, C and D of the Anopheles dirus complex in Thailand and enzyme electromorphs for their identification
GREEN C, MUNSTERMANN L, TAN S, PANYIM S, BAIMAI V. Population genetic evidence for species A, B, C and D of the Anopheles dirus complex in Thailand and enzyme electromorphs for their identification. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 1992, 6: 29-36. PMID: 1600224, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00031.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFixation indexPopulation genetic evidenceDistinct biological speciesWright's fixation indexAnopheles dirus complexPositive assortative matingSpecies ASpecific DNA probesNatural populationsMean FISChromosomal formsDirus complexGenetic evidenceAssortative matingBiological speciesSensu latoDNA probesSignificant positive valuesElectromorphsLociSpVector identificationFISMixture of AnIdentification
1991
Population Genetic Analysis of Host Seeking and Resting Behaviors in the Malaria Vector, Anopheles balabacensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
Hii J, Chew M, Sang V, Munstermann L, Tan S, Panyim S, Yasothornsrikul S. Population Genetic Analysis of Host Seeking and Resting Behaviors in the Malaria Vector, Anopheles balabacensis (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1991, 28: 675-684. PMID: 1682492, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/28.5.675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation genetic analysesIsocitrate dehydrogenase 3Host preference experimentsHost choice experimentsIsozyme lociGenetic heterozygosityFemales of AnGenetic analysisEsterase-3Fragment length polymorphism analysisPopulation componentsHost identificationPolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDehydrogenase 3Length polymorphism analysisSequence profilesMalaria vectorsBovid hostsGel electrophoresisPolymorphism analysisGenotypic frequenciesAnopheles balabacensisHost
1990
Population‐genetic evidence for two species in Anopheles minimus in Thailand
GREEN C, GASS R, MUNSTERMANN L, BAIMAI V. Population‐genetic evidence for two species in Anopheles minimus in Thailand. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 1990, 4: 25-34. PMID: 2132966, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1990.tb00256.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation genetic evidenceAnopheles subgenus CelliaAbsence of heterozygotesGene frequency dataOctanol dehydrogenaseSubgenus CelliaIsomorphic speciesSympatric occurrenceSensu latoSpeciesLociMinimus TheobaldAnopheles minimusAnopheles minimus TheobaldLocalitiesHeterozygotesCelliaElectromorphsAnS.LatoDönitzMyzomyiaDehydrogenaseMinimus
1987
Adult Survivorship, Population Density, and Body Size in Sympatric Populations of Aedes triseriatus and Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae)
Walker E, Copeland R, Paulson S, Munstermann L. Adult Survivorship, Population Density, and Body Size in Sympatric Populations of Aedes triseriatus and Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1987, 24: 485-493. PMID: 3625723, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/24.4.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. triseriatusAedes triseriatusLongevity of malesSympatric populationsIsozyme electrophoresisLow recapture ratesAdult survivorshipBody sizeRecapture ratesRecapture methodHendersoniFirst gonotrophic cycleTriseriatusAedes hendersoniSpeciesGonotrophic cyclePopulation densityTriseriatus femalesNorthern IndianaCockerellEcologyWildElectrophoresisFemalesLongevity
1983
Egg and Larval Diapause in Two Populations of Aedes Geniculatus (Diptera: Culicidae)1
Sims S, Munstermann L. Egg and Larval Diapause in Two Populations of Aedes Geniculatus (Diptera: Culicidae)1. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1983, 20: 263-271. PMID: 6876090, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/20.3.263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarval diapauseLong daysShort-day photoperiodAedes geniculatusEmbryonic diapauseLong-day photoperiodEgg diapauseDiapauseInstar larvaePopulation undergoesDiapause inductionWarmer temperaturesCritical photoperiodDiapause intensityDiapause eggsEggsEgg hatchabilityPhotoperiodLarvaeIntense diapause