Publications by authors named "Patrizia Visentin"
Article Synopsis
- Animals navigate by choosing motor responses based on environmental cues, exemplified by the optokinetic response (OKR) in fruit flies, where visual stimuli affect head movement.
- Research focused on how simultaneous olfactory cues (repellent or masking) influence the OKR in Drosophila melanogaster, providing insights into multimodal integration of sensory information.
- The study reveals that fruit flies are a cost-effective model for investigating how different compounds impact insect navigation, highlighting the effects of substance concentration on their movement dynamics.
Background: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the principal cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in human populations within Asia. If introduced into new geographic areas, it could have further implications for public and animal health. However, potential mosquito vectors for virus transmission have not been fully investigated.
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- The article discusses the monitoring of three invasive mosquito species in Northeast Italy from 2011 to 2020, focusing on data collection from both larvae and adults.
- Routine species identification used both physical characteristics and molecular techniques to ensure accuracy, with detailed updates provided for 2019 and 2020.
- The findings include geo-referenced maps showing the presence of these species, insights into their breeding sites, and occurrences of native mosquitoes found alongside them.