Bacterial and Fungal Biomass Responses to Feeding by Larval Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 711-719

  Kaufman, Michael G ^a   Bland, Stephen N ^b,d   Worthen, Meredith E ^c,e   Walker, Edward D ^a   Klug, Michael J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Monroe County Pure Waters Laboratory   (United States)

^e Texas Nat Rsrc Conserv Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes triseriatus; Bacterial production; Fungal biomass; Larval nutrition

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOMASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOMASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNGI; LARVA;

EID: 0035461631     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.711     Document Type: Article

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