Effect of larvae density on adult size of Aedes aegypti reared under laboratory condictions;Efeito da densidade larval no tamanho de adultos de Aedes aegypti criados em condições de laboratório

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-66

  Antonaci Gama, Renata ^a,d   De Carvalho Alves, Karina ^b   Ferreira Martins, Reane ^b   Eiras, Álvaro Eduardo ^a   Carvalho De Resende, Marcelo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Density; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; EVALUATION; FOOD INTAKE; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 13244298104     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822005000100014     Document Type: Article

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