TY  - JOUR
T1  - Using Landmark and Semi-Landmark-Based Geometric Morphometric to
Identify Three Species of Aedes Mosquitoes in Thailand
AU - Chaiphongpachara, Tanawat AU - Laojun, Sedthapong 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
SP  - 48
EP  - 54
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2019.48.54
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2019.48.54
KW  - Geometric morphometric
KW  -landmark and semi-landmark-based approach
KW  -Aedes aegypti
KW  -Aedes
albopictus
KW  -Aedes scutellaris
KW  -GM methods
AB  - Geometric Morphometrics (GM) is a new effective technique for mosquito identification and has
become popular in applications to entomological work. In this study, we evaluated the Landmark and
Semi-Landmark-based approach (LMSL) of GM to distinguish three species of <I>Aedes</i> mosquitoes in Thailand,
including <i>Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus</i> and <i>Ae. scutellaris</i> as medically important vectors and compared the
efficacy of LMSL and the Landmark-based approach (LM) to investigate both of their potentials. We were
collected <i>Aedes</i> populations at the larval and pupal stages in human-made water containers in the communities
of the Mueang Samut Songkhram District, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand. The results of the comparison
between LM and LMSL in this study revealed that they had similar efficacies for three<i> Aedes</i> species
separations based on shape variation. However, for some <i>Aedes</i> species such as <i>Ae. scutellaris</i>, LMSL can
better separate than LM while<i> Ae. albopictus</i> have better separation with LM than LMSL. Therefore, we
recommend that before applying this technique, there should be a comparison with other GM methods to
determine the specificity of species of mosquito vector in order to find an appropriate GM
technique.
ER  -