A genetic correlation between age at pupation and melanization immune response of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1074-1079

  Koella, Jacob C ^a   Boëte, Christophe ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Age at pupation; Cost of immunity; Development time; Immunocompetence

Indexed keywords

COST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FITNESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MOSQUITO; PUPATION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; PUPA; SELECTION (GENETICS); YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 0035987420     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01419.x     Document Type: Article

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