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1 September 2012 Estimation of Population Size and Dispersal of Aedes polynesiensis on Toamaro motu, French Polynesia
David R. Mercer, Jerome Marie, Herve Bossin, Marc Faaruia, Albert Tetuanui, Michel Cheong Sang, Stephen L. Dobson
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Mark-release-recapture methods were used to compare Aedes polynesiensis Marks adult numbers and dispersal between dry and wet seasons in a closed population on a small island (motu) in French Polynesia. Females were more than three times more common during wet (December 2008) than dry (May 2007) season samplings although high numbers of vectors were collected during both seasons. Lincoln—Petersen estimates for Ae. polynesiensis females on the motu were 6,055 per hectare for the dry season and 18,860 per hectare for the wet season. Marked females dispersed rapidly to all parts of the motu and survived until recaptures on days 1–5 after release. Males were not adequately sampled using human sentinels or Biogent Sentinel traps.

© 2012 Entomological Society of America
David R. Mercer, Jerome Marie, Herve Bossin, Marc Faaruia, Albert Tetuanui, Michel Cheong Sang, and Stephen L. Dobson "Estimation of Population Size and Dispersal of Aedes polynesiensis on Toamaro motu, French Polynesia," Journal of Medical Entomology 49(5), 971-980, (1 September 2012). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11234
Received: 23 October 2011; Accepted: 1 June 2012; Published: 1 September 2012
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French Polynesia
Lincoln-Petersen Index
mark-release-recapture
mosquito vector population
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