https://notaspampeanas.com/tags/evolutionary-genetics/ Recent content in Evolutionary Genetics on Notaspampeanas Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Notaspampeanas Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:15:24 -0300 https://notaspampeanas.com/posts/1767106852310-early-mosquitoes-hominins/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:15:24 -0300 https://notaspampeanas.com/posts/1767106852310-early-mosquitoes-hominins/ <p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" srcset=" /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu3124052656555182758.gif 330w, /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu4383330526392310737.gif 660w, /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu15808732043218573511.gif 1024w, /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu2758223483791455165.gif 2x" src="https://notaspampeanas.com/img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu4383330526392310737.gif" alt="" /> </figure> </p> <div class="lead text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 !mb-9 text-xl"> The preference of some mosquitoes in the <strong>Anopheles leucosphyrus</strong> (Leucosphyrus) group — including those that transmit malaria — for feeding on humans may have evolved in response to the arrival of early hominins in Southeast Asia around 1.8 million years ago. The findings were published in Scientific Reports. </div> <p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" srcset=" /posts/1767106852310-early-mosquitoes-hominins/featured_hu10901781924149228510.jpg 330w, /posts/1767106852310-early-mosquitoes-hominins/featured_hu11704326827277141844.jpg 660w, /posts/1767106852310-early-mosquitoes-hominins/featured_hu5627561886402098857.jpg 1024w, /posts/1767106852310-early-mosquitoes-hominins/featured_hu1472697244949443451.jpg 2x" src="https://notaspampeanas.com/posts/1767106852310-early-mosquitoes-hominins/featured_hu11704326827277141844.jpg" alt="illustrations by Public domain vectors en Unsplash" /> </figure> Illustration by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@publicdomainvectors?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Public domain vectors</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/illustrations/a-green-cartoon-mosquito-with-big-eyes-UGHEzBuxI3M?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></p>