Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Garrett P LeagueLaura C HarringtonSylvie A PitcherJulie K GeyerLindsay L BaxterJulian MontijoJohn G RowlandLynn M JohnsonCourtney C MurdockLauren J CatorPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Together, our findings suggest that vector reproductive control programs should treat harmonic convergence as an indicator of some, but not all aspects of inherent quality, and that sexual selection likely affects Ae. aegypti in a trait-, population-, and environment-dependent manner.