Phil Lounibos: Curriculum Vitae (abridged)
Education:
B.S.(magna cum laude) Biology, University of Notre Dame, 1969
M.S., Biology, Harvard University, 1970
Ph.D.,Biology, Harvard University, 1974
Employment History:
1971-74 Teaching Fellow in Biology and General Education, Harvard University
1974-77 Head, ICIPE Coastal Research Station, Mombasa, Kenya
1977- Entomologist III to Professor (1993), Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, Vero Beach
Recent Appointments and Professional Service:
1997-2000, 2005-2008 University of Florida Research Foundation Professor
1998-2000, 2006-08, 2008-2012 National Institutes of Health study sections on malaria,
vector biology and international research in infectious disease
2000 Entomologist of the Year, Florida Entomological Society
2001, 2003, 2004 NSF/NIH Ecology of Infectious Diseases review panels
2003 Visiting Scholar, Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis
2010 Fulbright Technical Specialist
Teaching:
Biology and Control of Mosquitoes (international course in Spanish at FMEL); Guest lectures in Entomology departmental courses in Gainesville: Medical Entomology, Tropical Entomology, Biological Control, Advanced Mosquito Biology, Advanced Mosquito Identification.
Refereed Publications and Book Chapters Since 1998:
Lounibos LP, D Couto Lima & R Lourenço-de-Oliveira. 1998. Prompt mating of released Anopheles darlingi in Western Amazonian Brazil. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 14: 210-213.
Lounibos LP, D Couto Lima, R Lourenço-de-Oliveira, RL Escher & N Nishimura. 1998. Egg maturation in Neotropical malaria vectors: one blood meal is usually enough. Journal of Vector Ecology 23: 195-201.
Lounibos, LP, EA Martin, D Duzak & RL Escher. 1998. Daylength and temperature control of predation, body size, and rate of increase in Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 91: 308-314.
Lounibos LP, RC Wilkerson, JE Conn, LJ Hribar, GN Frtiz & JA Danoff-Burg. 1998. Morphological, molecular, and chromosomal discrimination of cryptic Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) (Diptera: Culicidae) from South America. Journal of Medical Entomology 35: 830-838.
Campos RE & LP Lounibos. 1999. Eryngium spp. (Umbelliferae) as phytotelmata and their Culex (Culex) inhabitants in temperate Argentina. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 15: 493-499.
Lounibos LP, M Coetzee, D Duzak, N Nishimura, JR Linley, MW Service, AJ Cornel, D Fontenille & LG Mukwaya. 1999. A description and morphometric comparison of eggs of species of the Anopheles gambiae Complex. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 15: 157-185.
Campos RE & LP Lounibos. 2000. Natural prey and digestion times of Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae) in southern Florida. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93:1280-1287.
Campos RE & LP Lounibos. 2000. Life tables of Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae) in nature in southern Florida. Journal of Medical Entomology 37: 385-392.
Lounibos LP & JE Conn. 2000. Malaria vector heterogeneity in South America. American Entomologist 46: 238-249.
Lounibos LP. 2001. Boom-or-bust development of a predatory mosquito in temporary aquatic habitats of Florida, USA. Israel Journal of Zoology 47: 433-444.
Lounibos LP, GF O'Meara, RL Escher, N Nishimura, MM Cutwa, T Nelson, RE Campos & SA Juliano 2001. Testing predictions of displacement of native Aedes by the invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Florida, USA. Biological Invasions 3: 151-166.
Lounibos LP. 2002. Invasions by insect vectors of human disease. Annual Review of Entomology 47: 233-266.
Lounibos LP & RE Campos. 2002. Investigaciones recientes sobre Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae) con referencia al control biologico de mosquitos habitantes en recipientes. Entomotropica 17: 145-156.
Lounibos LP, S Suárez, Z Menéndez, N Nishimura, RL Escher, SM O’Connell & JR Rey. 2002. Does temperature affect the outcome of larval competition between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus? Journal of Vector Ecology 27: 86-95
Schneider D, M Wink, F Sporer & LP Lounibos. 2002. Cycads: their evolution, toxins, herbivores, and insect pollinators. Naturwissenschaften 89: 281-294.
Alto BW, LP Lounibos & SA Juliano. 2003. Age-dependent bloodfeeding of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus on artificial and living hosts. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 19: 347-352.
Braks MAH, NA Honório, R Lourenço-de-Oliveira, SA Juliano & LP Lounibos. 2003. Convergent habitat segregation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in southeastern Brazil and Florida, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology 785-794.
Honório NA, WC Silva, PJ Leite, JM Goncalves, LP Lounibos & R. Lourenço-de-Oliveira. 2003. Dispersal of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban endemic dengue area in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Memorias de Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 98: 191-198.
Lounibos LP. 2003. Genetic control trials and the ecology of Aedes aegypti at the Kenya coast. Pp 33-43 in (W Takken and TW Scott, eds.) Ecological Aspects for Application of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes. Frontis, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Lounibos LP, RL Escher & R Lourenço-de-Oliveira. 2003. Asymmetric evolution of photoperiodic diapause in temperate and tropical invasive populations of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 96: 512-518.
Lounibos LP, GF O'Meara, N Nishimura & RL Escher. 2003. Interactions with native mosquito larvae regulate the production of Aedes albopictus from bromeliads in Florida. Ecological Entomology 28: 551-558.
Braks MAH, NA Honório, LP Lounibos, R Lourenço-de-Oliveira & SA Juliano. 2004. Interspecific competition between two invasive species of container mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera:Culicidae), in Brazil. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97: 130-139.
Juliano SA, LP Lounibos & GF O'Meara. 2004. A field test for competitive effects of Aedes albopictus on Aedes aegypti in South Florida: differences between sites of coexistence and exclusion? Oecologia 139: 583-593.
Lourenço-de-Oliveira R, MG Castro, MAH Braks & LP Lounibos. 2004. The invasion of urban forest by dengue vectors in Rio de Janeiro. Journal of Vector Ecology 29: 94-100.
Rey JR, S O'Connell, S Suarez, Z Menendez, LP Lounibos & G Byer. 2004. Laboratory and field studies of Macrocyclops albidus (Crustacea: Copepoda) for biological control of mosquitoes in artificial containers in a subtropical environment. Journal of Vector Ecology 29: 124-134.
Alto BW, MW Griswold & LP Lounibos. 2005. Habitat and sex-dependent predation of mosquito larvae in containers. Oecologica 14: 300-310.
Alto BW, LP Lounibos, S Higgs & SA Juliano. 2005. Larval competition differentially affects arbovirus infection in Aedes mosquitoes. Ecology 86: 3279-3288.
Alto BW, SP Yanoviak, LP Lounibos & BG Drake. 2005. Effects of elevated CO2 on water chemistry and mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) growth under competitive conditions in container habitats. Florida Entomologist 88: 372-382.
Griswold MW & LP Lounibos. 2005. Does differential predation permit invasive and native mosquito larvae to coexist in Florida? Ecological Entomology 30: 122-127.
Griswold MW & LP Lounibos. 2005. Competitive outcomes among aquatic container Diptera depend on predation and resource levels. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98: 673-681.
Juliano SA & LP Lounibos. 2005. Ecology of invasive mosquitoes: effects on resident species and on human health. Ecology Letters 8: 558-574.
Yanoviak SP, PV Aguilar, LP Lounibos & SC Weaver. 2005. Transmission of a Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphavirus by Culex (Melanoconion)gnomatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in northeastern Peru. Journal of Medical Entomology 42: 404-408.
Braks MAH, LP Lounibos & SA Juliano. 2006. Superior reproductive success on human blood is not limited to anthropophilic mosquito species. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 20: 53-59.
Ellis AM, LP Lounibos & M Holyoak. 2006. Examining the long-term metacommunity dynamics of treehole mosquitoes. Ecology 87: 2582-2590.
Griswold MW & LP Lounibos. 2006. Predator identity and additive effects in a treehole community. Ecology 84: 987-995.
Rey JR, N Nishimura, B Wagner, MAH Braks, SM O'Connell & LP Lounibos. 2006. Habitat segregation of mosquito arbovirus vectors in South Florida. Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 1134-1141.
Yanoviak SP, LP Lounibos & SC Weaver. 2006. Land use affects macroinvertebrate community composition in phytotelmata in the Peruvian Amazon. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99: 1172-1181.
Yanoviak SP, JER Paredes LP Lounibos & SC Weaver. 2006. Deforestation alters mosquito habitat availability and production in the Peruvian Amazon. Ecological Applications 16: 1859-1864.
Zimmerman RH, AKR Galardo, LP Lounibos, M. Arruda & R Wirtz. 2006. Bloodmeal hosts of Anopheles species (Diptera: Culicidae) in a malaria-endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon. Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 947-956.
Benedict MQ, RS Levine, WA Hawley & LP Lounibos. 2007. Spread of the tiger: global risk of invasion by the mosquito Aedes albopictus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 7: 76-85.
Kesavaraju B, BW Alto, LP Lounibos & SA Juliano. 2007. Behavioural responses of larval container mosquitoes to a size-selective predator. Ecological Entomology 32: 262-272.
Lounibos LP. 2007. Competitive displacement and reduction. Pp 276-282. In (TE Floore and J Becnel, eds.) Biorational Control of Mosquitoes. Bulletin No.7 of the American Mosquito Control Association 23 (Suppl. No 2). Galardo A, M Arruda, A D'Almeida Cuoto, R Wirtz, LP Lounibos & RH Zimmerman. 2007. Malaria vector incrinination in three riverine villages in the Brazilian Amazon. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 76:461-469.
Marti GA, MV Micieli, A Macia, LP Lounibos & JJ Garcia. 2007. Seasonality and abundance of the mosquito Isostomyia paraensis from phytotelmata in temerate Argentina. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 23: 252-258.
Ramirez JE, SP Yanoviak, LP Lounibos & SC Weaver. 2007. Distribucion vertical del mosquito Haemagogus janthinomys (Dyar) (Diptera:Culicidae) en bosques de la Amazonia Peruana. Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica 24: 40-45.
Alto BW, LP Lounibos, CN Mores & MH Reiskind. 2008. Larval competition alters susceptibility of adult Aedes mosquitoes to dengue infection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 275: 463-471.
Armistead JS, JR Arias & LP Lounibos. 2008. Interspecific larval competition between Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus (Diptera:Culicidae) in northern Virginia. Journal of Medical Entomology 45:629-637.
Armistead JS, N Nishimura, RL Escher & LP Lounibos. 2008. Larval competition between Aedes japonicus and Aedes albopictus (Diptera:Culicidae) in simulated rock pools. Journal of Vector Ecology 33:238-246.
Lounibos LP & RL Escher. 2008. Sex ratios of mosquitoes from long-term censuses of Florida tree holes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24: 11-15.
Lounibos LP, S. Makhni, BW Alto & B Kesavaraju. 2008. Surplus killing by predatory larvae of Corethella appendiculata: prepupal timing and site-specific attack on mosquito prey. Journal of Insect Behavior 21: 47-54.
Frank JH & LP Lounibos. 2008. Insects and allies associated with bromeliads: a review. Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews 1: 125–153
Alto BW, B Kesavaraju, SA Juliano & LP Lounibos. 2009. Stage-dependent predation on competitors: consequences for the outcome of a mosquito invasion. Journal of Animal Ecology 78: 928-936.
Leisnham PT, LP Lounibos, GF O’Meara & SA Juliano. 2009. Interpopulation divergence in competitive interactions of the mosquito Aedes albopictus. Ecology 90: 2045-2413.
Pesko K, CJ Westbrook, CN Mores, LP Lounibos & MH Reiskind. 2009. Effects of Infectious Virus Dose and Bloodmeal Delivery Method on Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to Chikungunya Virus. Journal of Medical Entomology 46: 395-399.
Reiskind MH & LP Lounibos. 2009. Effects of intraspecific larval competition on adult longevity in the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 26: 62–68.
Reiskind MH, KL Greene & LP Lounibos. 2009. Leaf species identity and combination affect performance and oviposition choice of two container mosquito species. Ecological Entomology 34, 447–456.
Juliano SA, LP Lounibos, N Nishimura & K Greene. 2010. Your worst enemy could be your best friend: predator contributions to invasion resistance and persistence of natives. Oecologia 162: 709-718.
Lounibos LP 2010. Human disease vectors, pp. 150-154. In D Simberloff and M Rejmanek (eds.), Encyclopedia of invasive species. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Lounibos LP 2010. Mosquitoes, pp. 462-466. In D. Simberloff and R. M. (eds.), Encyclopedia of invasive species. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Lounibos LP, and SA Juliano. 2010. Worst enemy or best friend? Wing Beats 21: 33-34.
Lounibos LP, GF O'Meara, SA Juliano, N Nishimura, RL Escher, MH Reiskind, M Cutwa & K Greene. 2010. Differential Survivorship of Invasive Mosquito Species in South Florida Cemeteries: Do Site-Specific Microclimates Explain Patterns of Coexistence and Exclusion? Annals of the Entomological Society of America 103: 757-770.
Padmanabha H, E Soto, M Mosquera, CC Lord & LP Lounibos. 2010. Ecological links between water storage behaviors and Aedes aegypti?production: Implications for dengue vector control in variable climates. Ecohealth 7: 78-90.
Reiskind MH, CJ Westbrook & LP Lounibos. 2010. Exposure to chikungunya virus and adult longevity in Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse). Journal of Vector Ecology 35: 61-68.
Reiskind MH, AA Zarrabi, LP Lounibos. 2010. Invasive leaf resources alleviate density dependence in the invasive mosquito, Aedes albopictus. Biological Invasions 12: 2319-2328.
Rey JR, LP Lounibos, H Padmanabha & M Mosquera. 2010. Resurgencia del dengue en America: Pautas, procesos, y propsectos. Interciencia 35: 800-806.
Westbrook CJ, MH Reiskind, KN Pesko, KE Greene & LP Lounibos. 2010. Larval environmental temperature and the susceptibility of Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) to chikungunya virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 10: 241-247.
Lounibos LP. 2011. Eco-epidemiologia del dengue: relevancia de dos vectores invasores. Biomédica 31 (Suppl.3): 57-59.
Lounibos LP, RL Escher & N Nishimura. 2011. Retention and adaptiveness of photoperiodic egg diapause in Florida populations of invasive Aedes albopictus (Skuse). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 27: 433-436.
Murrell EB, K Damal, SA Juliano & LP Lounibos. 2011. Distributions of aquatic insects depend on detritus types, nutrient ratios, and food availability. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104:688-698.
Padmanabha H, B Bolker, CC Lord, C Rubio & LP Lounibos. 2011. Food availability alters the effects of larval temperature on Aedes aegypti growth. Journal of Medical Entomology 48: 974-984.
Padmanabha H, CC Lord & LP Lounibos. 2011. Interactive effects of temperature and instar on starvation resistance in Aedes aegypti (L.) larvae. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 25: 445-453.
Tripet F, LP Lounibos, D Robbins, J Moran, N. Nishimura & E Blosser. 2011. Competitive reduction by satyrization? Evidence for interspecific mating in nature and asymmetric reproductive competition between invasive mosquito vectors. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 85:265-270.
Alto BW & LP Lounibos. 2012. Vector competence for arboviruses in relation to the larval environment of mosquitoes. IN: (S Koenraadt & W Takken, eds.) Ecology of Vector-parasite Interactions, Wageningen Academic, The Netherlands (in press).
Jones CJ, LP Lounibos, P Marra & AM Kilpatrick. 2012. Survival of Culex pipiens mosquitoes in a residential environment in the mid-Atlantic, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology (in press).
Reiskind MH, AA Zarrabi & LP Lounibos. 2012. Effects of combination of leaf resources on competition in container mosquito larvae. Bulletin of Entomological Research, Available on CJO doi:10.1017/S0007485311000861.
Rey JR & LP Lounibos. 2012. El dengue en Latínoamerica. Investigación y Ciencia 424: 13-14 (Madrid).
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