Differences in performance of Aedes aegypti larvae raised at different densities in tires and ovitraps under field conditions in Argentina

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 371-377

  Maciá, Arnaldo ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Limnologia Dr Raul A Ringuelet   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Argentina; Artificial containers; Intraspecific competition; Mosquito larvae

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROWDING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; MOSQUITO; OVIPARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BIOMASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROWDING; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPARITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PUPA;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 33847009027     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[371:DIPOAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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