Genomics of urban adaptation and exaptation in mosquitoes and consequences for vectorial capacity

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As urbanization accelerates around the world, mosquitoes that are capable of surviving and thriving in urban habitats increasingly spread mosquito-borne diseases. Across the >3500 known species of mosquitoes, only a few rapidly adapted to the novel (on an evolutionary timescale) urban environments. In this review, we highlight several emerging themes and testable hypotheses from recent literature. First, apparent...

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