Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 108306 |
| Journal | International Journal of Zoology |
| Volume | 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Iomar Sanchez et al.
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