The genetic basis of host choice and resting behavior in the major African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis

28 Malaria transmission is dependent on the propensity of Anopheles mosquitoes to bite 29 humans (anthropophily) instead of other dead end hosts. Recent increases in the usage 30 of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) in Africa have been associated with 31 reductions in highly anthropophilic vectors such as Anopheles gambiae s.s., leaving 32 less anthropophilic species such as Anopheles arabiensis as the most prominent 33 remaining source of transmission in many settings. An. arabiensis is more of a 34 . CC-BY 4.0 International license peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not . http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/044701 doi: bioRxiv preprint first posted online Mar. 24, 2016;