The sensory ecology of tsetse flies: neuroscience perspectives on an understudied disease vector

The sensory ecology of tsetse flies: neuroscience perspectives on an understudied disease vector | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL European Journal of Neuroscience This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 25 April 2025 V1 Latest version Share on The sensory ecology of tsetse flies: neuroscience perspectives on an understudied disease vector Authors : Andrea Adden and Lucia L Prieto-Godino 0000-0002-2980-362X [email protected] Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.174555365.59558119/v1 348 views 84 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are important disease vectors with unique biology that makes them fascinating models to study the evolution of behaviour and its underlying neural circuits. They evolved blood-feeding in an independent event from mosquitoes, and unlike most insects, give birth to a single live offspring – rather than laying eggs. Given their impact on public health, they have been extensively studied with a strong focus on vector control. However, information on their sensory ecology and neurobiology are thinly spread across the literature. Here, we review over a hundred years of literature on tsetse sensory systems, including olfaction, vision, audition, taste, thermosensation, and mechanosensation, in the context of the behaviours they drive, including host-finding, blood-feeding and mating. We embed the available data within our more detailed understanding of the sensory systems of the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster, and the Malaria mosquito Aedes aegypti. This sets the stage for future work on how tsetse find their hosts and reproduce, opening new avenues to understand how their sensory systems function and evolve, which in turn will inform better control strategies to reduce the burden of the diseases they transmit. Supplementary Material File (adden.pdf) Download 14.56 MB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 25 April 2025 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Collection European Journal of Neuroscience Keywords behaviour ecology evolution sensory physiology Authors Affiliations Andrea Adden The Francis Crick Institute View all articles by this author Lucia L Prieto-Godino 0000-0002-2980-362X [email protected] The Francis Crick Institute View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 348 views 84 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Andrea Adden, Lucia L Prieto-Godino. The sensory ecology of tsetse flies: neuroscience perspectives on an understudied disease vector. Authorea . 25 April 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22541/au.174555365.59558119/v1 If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. 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