AUTHOR=Ayala Diego , Ullastres Anna , González Josefa 

TITLE=Adaptation through chromosomal inversions in Anopheles

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Genetics

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.3389/fgene.2014.00129

DOI=10.3389/fgene.2014.00129

ISSN=1664-8021

ABSTRACT=<p>Chromosomal inversions have been repeatedly involved in local adaptation in a large number of animals and plants. The ecological and behavioral plasticity of <italic>Anopheles</italic> species—human malaria vectors—is mirrored by high amounts of polymorphic inversions. The adaptive significance of chromosomal inversions has been consistently attested by strong and significant correlations between their frequencies and a number of phenotypic traits. Here, we provide an extensive literature review of the different adaptive traits associated with chromosomal inversions in the genus <italic>Anopheles</italic>. Traits having important consequences for the success of present and future vector control measures, such as insecticide resistance and behavioral changes, are discussed.</p>