Effects of density and larval competition on selected life history traits of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 732-735

  Agnew, Philip ^a,b   Haussy, Claudy ^a   Michalakis, Yannis ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body size; Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus; Density; Life history traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PUPA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034265792     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.5.732     Document Type: Article

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