Changes in the Sexual Dimorphism of Triatominae in the Transition from Natural to Artificial Habitats

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dc.contributor.authorJP Dujardin
dc.contributor.authorMário Steindel
dc.contributor.authorT. Chavez
dc.contributor.authorM. Machane
dc.contributor.authorCJ Schofield
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:42:37Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:42:37Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 70
dc.description.abstractA shift from large to small average sizes was observed in Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius domesticus between field and domestic (or laboratory) conditions of life. It was more pronounced in the female specimens, leading to a subsequent reduction of sexual size dimorphism. This feature is discussed in terms of genetic and populational changes occurring from natural to artificial habitats, in particular those related to population densities. Sexual size dimorphism is then recommended as a new character to be used in the study of species of Triatominae adapting to domestic ecotopes.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/s0074-02761999000400024
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761999000400024
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/48094
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
dc.relation.ispartofMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
dc.sourceUniversité de Montpellier
dc.subjectSexual dimorphism
dc.subjectTriatoma infestans
dc.subjectTriatominae
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectZoology
dc.subjectPopulation
dc.subjectHabitat
dc.subjectEcology
dc.titleChanges in the Sexual Dimorphism of Triatominae in the Transition from Natural to Artificial Habitats
dc.typearticle

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