Superior reproductive success on human blood without sugar is not limited to highly anthropophilic mosquito species

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Braks, M A H ^a,c   Juliano, S A ^b   Lounibos, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Blood feeding frequency; Fecundity; Life tables; Mosquito; Net reproductive rate; Sugar feeding; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

MOSQUITO;

AEDES; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

AEDES; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; CARBOHYDRATES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LONGEVITY; TIME FACTORS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33645229517     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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