Nutritional Reserves, Body Weight, and Starvation Tolerance of Autogenous and Anautogenous Strains of Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-73

  Su, Tianyun ^a   Mulla, Mir S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autogeny; Body weight; Culex tarsalis; Nutritional reserves; Starvation

Indexed keywords

CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOGEN; LIPID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULEX; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STARVATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATES; CULEX; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; LIPIDS; MALE; PROTEINS; STARVATION;

EID: 0030624304     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.1.68     Document Type: Article

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