#CulexPipiens🦟
Our newest paper in #RESPhysEnt shows knockdown in the expression of a male-specific aminopeptidase impedes the male reproductive success of the #mosquito #CulexPipiens🦟

Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12487

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April 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🦟 Mosquitoes and Urban Evolution 🏙️
Proud to contribute to this international study on #CulexPipiens picked up by @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🌍🔬 Our analysis reveals that the "London Underground mosquito"......👀👇
📑More info in the preprint, available here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
‘London Underground’ mosquito has surprisingly ancient origins
Once thought to have evolved inside the Tube network, a tunnel-dwelling mosquito might actually have emerged thousands of years ago in Egypt.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🦟 Once thought to have evolved on London's Tube, the #UndergroundMosquito may be a product of Ancient Egypt

From @nature.com
#UrbanEvolution #synurban #urbanecology #Culexpipiens
‘London Underground’ mosquito has surprisingly ancient origins
Once thought to have evolved inside the Tube network, a tunnel-dwelling mosquito might actually have emerged thousands of years ago in Egypt.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM