Mortality and reproductive dynamics of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) fed human blood

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-98

  Styer, Linda M ^a,b   Minnick, Sharon L ^a   Sun, Anna K ^a,c   Scott, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Age dependent mortality; Blood feeding; Fitness; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; EGG LAYING; FEEDING; FEMALE; FITNESS; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DENGUE VIRUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 34247238800     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0216     Document Type: Article

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