Indirect effects of soluble nitrogen on growth of Ochlerotatus triseriatus larvae in container habitats

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 677-688

  Kaufman, Michael G ^a   Walker, Edward D ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Microbial biomass; Ochlerotatus triseriatus larvae; Soluble nutrients; Stemflow; Tree holes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS;

CARBOHYDRATE; ERGOSTEROL; NITROGEN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; OCHLEROTATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ERGOSTEROL; FEMALE; FUNGI; LARVA; NITROGEN; OCHLEROTATUS; PLANT LEAVES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 33748373794     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[677:IEOSNO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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