Unraveling the morphological variation of Triatoma infestans in the peridomestic hHabitats of Chuquisaca Bolivia: A geometric morphometric approach

Vilaseca, Carolina; Méndez, Marco Antonio; Pinto, Carlos F.; Lemic, Darija; Benítez, Hugo A.

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dc.contributor.author	Vilaseca, Carolina
dc.contributor.author	Méndez, Marco Antonio
dc.contributor.author	Pinto, Carlos F.
dc.contributor.author	Lemic, Darija
dc.contributor.author	Benítez, Hugo A.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-28T14:04:01Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-28T14:04:01Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/3673
dc.description.abstract	Morphometrics has been used on Triatomines, a well-known phenotypically variable insect, to understand the process of morphological plasticity and infer the changes of this phenomenon. The following research was carried out in two regions of the inter-Andean valleys and two Chaco regions of Chuquisaca-Bolivia. Triatoma infestans adults were collected from the peridomestic (pens and chicken coops) along a geographic gradient in order to evaluate the morphological differentiation between groups and their pattern of sexual shape dimorphism. Geometric morphometric methods were applied on the wings and heads of T. infestans. The main findings include that we proved sexual dimorphism in heads and wings, determined the impact of environmental factors on size and shape and validated the impact of nutrition on head shape variation. These results show that geometric morphometric procedures can be used to provide key insight into the biological adaptation of T. infestans on different biotic (nutrition) and abiotic (environment) conditions, which could serve in understanding and evaluating infestation processes and further vector control programs.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	en	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Insects, 12(2), 185	es_CL
dc.subject	Triatoma infestans	es_CL
dc.subject	Sexual dimorphism	es_CL
dc.subject	Shape plasticity	es_CL
dc.subject	Geometric morphometrics	es_CL
dc.subject	Chagas disease	es_CL
dc.title	Unraveling the morphological variation of Triatoma infestans in the peridomestic hHabitats of Chuquisaca Bolivia: A geometric morphometric approach	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Isi	es_CL
dc.ucm.uri	www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/2/185	es_CL
dc.ucm.doi	doi.org/10.3390/insects12020185	es_CL