Effect of bacterial quality and density on growth and whole body stoichiometry of Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-33

  Peck, George W ^a,b   Walton, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Culex tarsalis; Ecological stoichiometry; Larval mosquito nutritional physiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 31544476243     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/43.1.25     Document Type: Article

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