Development time and resistance to starvation of mosquito larvae

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 447-458

  Barrera, R ^a   Medialdea, V ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Culicidae; Development time; Evolution; Mosquito larvae; Phytotelmata; Resistance to starvation; Selection; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIPTERA;

MOSQUITO LARVA; STARVATION RESISTANCE;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0029661409     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939600770231     Document Type: Article

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