Dr. Belinda van Heerwaarden
bvanheerwaarden.bsky.social
Dr. Belinda van Heerwaarden
@bvanheerwaarden.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Belinda van Heerwaarden
My current work mainly focuses on understanding mosquito responses to climate change.

Here's our latest preprint on this topic which shows that mosquito fertility can decline at high temperatures. Stay tuned for more!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Elevated developmental temperatures below the lethal limit reduce Aedes aegypti fertility
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the principal vectors of dengue and continue to pose a threat to human health, with ongoing urbanization, climate change, and trade all impacting the distribution and abun...
www.biorxiv.org
November 10, 2024 at 4:43 AM