Ecological Niche Modeling of Seventeen Sandflies Species (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from Venezuela
Joint Authors
Sanchez, Iomar
Liria, Jonathan
Feliciangeli, María Dora
Source
International Journal of Zoology
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this study is to create distribution models of seventeen Lutzomyia species in Venezuela.
Presence records were obtained from field collections over 30 years by several research teams.
We used maximum entropy method for model construction based on 30 arc-second resolution environmental layers: 19 bioclimatic variables, elevation, and land cover.
Three species were distributed throughout north-central Venezuelan, two restricted to northern Venezuelan coast, and three throughout the west; five were restricted mainly to the Andean and finally two species within sparse pattern.
The most important variables that contributed were related to precipitation.
The environmental niche model of sandflies might be a useful tool to contribute to the understanding of the ecoepidemiological complexity of the transmission dynamics of the leishmaniases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sanchez, Iomar& Liria, Jonathan& Feliciangeli, María Dora. 2015. Ecological Niche Modeling of Seventeen Sandflies Species (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from Venezuela. International Journal of Zoology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sanchez, Iomar…[et al.]. Ecological Niche Modeling of Seventeen Sandflies Species (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from Venezuela. International Journal of Zoology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066995
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sanchez, Iomar& Liria, Jonathan& Feliciangeli, María Dora. Ecological Niche Modeling of Seventeen Sandflies Species (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from Venezuela. International Journal of Zoology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066995
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066995