Laura K. Sirot

Seminal Fluid Adipokinetic Hormone Increases Insemination Refractoriness in Female Aedes aegypti

Laura K. Sirot, Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu, William Reid, Gemma Briggs et autres

Abstract Mating often changes behavior and physiology of female insects. In many species, these changes have been attributed to receipt of seminal fluid molecules (SFMs). SFMs influence phenotypes including feeding, egg production, and response to male courtship and insemination attempts. These same …

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Gene regulation by mating depends on time, diet, and body region in female Aedes aegypti

Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu, Jelmer W. Poelstra, Laura K. Sirot

• Females were maintained on a low nutrition or high nutrition diet. • Transcriptomes of three different body regions were analyzed for the low nutrition diet. • Transcriptomes of the female lower reproductive tract were compared between the diet treatments. • Few …

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Gene Regulation by Mating Depends on Time, Diet, and Tissue Type in Female Aedes Aegypti

Laura K. Sirot, Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu, Jelmer W. Poelstra

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Gene Regulation by Mating Depends on Time, Diet, and Body Region Type in Female Aedes Aegypti

Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu, Jelmer W. Poelstra, Laura K. Sirot

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Determining the Insemination Status of Aedes Mosquitoes

Dhwani Parsana, Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu, Laura K. Sirot

Within the genus Aedes, the reproductive biology of two species has been most thoroughly studied: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. In these species, females tend to copulate with one or more males once sexually mature. Within a few hours after an initial …

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Insemination in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

Dhwani Parsana, Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu, Laura K. Sirot

Aedes mosquitoes are the vectors of several arboviruses that cause human disease. A better understanding of their reproduction helps to improve their management and contributes insights into the fundamental biology of mosquitoes. During mating, inseminated mosquito females receive seminal fluids and sperm …

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Characterization of reproductive proteins in the Mexican fruit fly points towards the evolution of novel functions

Guadalupe Córdova-García, Carlos J Esquivel, Diana Pèrez‐Staples, Eliel Ruíz-May et autres

Seminal fluid proteins (Sfps) modify female phenotypes and have wide-ranging evolutionary implications on fitness in many insects. However, in the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens , a highly destructive agricultural pest, the functions of Sfps are still largely unknown. To gain insights …

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ID and sequence of transferred proteins by tissue type from Characterization of reproductive proteins in the Mexican fruit fly points towards the evolution of novel functions

Guadalupe Córdova-García, Carlos J Esquivel, Diana Pèrez‐Staples, Eliel Ruíz-May et autres

Seminal fluid proteins (Sfps) modify female phenotypes and have wide-ranging evolutionary implications on fitness in many insects. However, in the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens, a highly destructive agricultural pest, the functions of Sfps are still largely unknown. To gain insights into …

Mating, but Not Male Accessory Gland Products, Changes Female Response to Olfactory Cues in Anastrepha Fruit Flies

Guadalupe Córdova-García, Laura K. Sirot, Solana Abraham, Francisco Dı́az-Fleischer et autres

Copulation and/or ejaculate components can alter female physiological state and female post-mating behavior. The objective of the present study was to determine if copulation and male reproductive accessory gland products (MAGs) modify the behavior of femaleAnastrepha ludens(Loew) andAnastrepha obliqua(Macquart; Diptera: Tephritidae) in …

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Host-Feeding Patterns of the Mosquito Assemblage at Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Patrick L. Gilkey, Diana L Ortiz, Tia Kowalo, Adriana Troyo et autres

Mosquito-borne pathogens have spread throughout tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere causing increased burden of disease in the region. Outbreaks of dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya, West Nile, and Zika have occurred over the past several years. Mosquito blood-feeding patterns need to …

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Post‐mating gene expression of Mexican fruit fly females: disentangling the effects of the male accessory glands

Laura K. Sirot, Raman Bansal, Carlos J Esquivel, Mario A. Arteaga‐Vázquez et autres

Mating has profound physiological and behavioural consequences for female insects. During copulation, female insects typically receive not only sperm, but a complex ejaculate containing hundreds of proteins and other molecules from male reproductive tissues, primarily the reproductive accessory glands. The post-mating phenotypes …

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“Call and Response”: A Case of Behavioral‐Molecular Copulatory Dialogue?

Laura K. Sirot, Mariana F. Wolfner

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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