Larval competition differentially affects arbovirus infection in Aedes mosquitoes

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3279-3288

  Alto, Barry W ^a   Lounibos, L Philip ^a   Higgs, Stephen ^b   Juliano, Steven A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Arborvirus model system; Indirect effects; Mosquitoes; Sindbis virus (SINV); Susceptibility to infection; Trait mediated effects

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DISEASE RESISTANCE; LARVA; MOSQUITO; VIRAL DISEASE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARBOVIRUS; SINDBIS VIRUS;

EID: 30644472010     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0209     Document Type: Article

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