Age and body size influence male sperm capacity of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 422-426

  Ponlawat, Alongkot ^a   Harrington, Laura C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Age and body size effect; Mating; Sperm capacity

Indexed keywords

AEDES; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BODY SIZE; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; THAILAND; TIME;

AEDES; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DENGUE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; SPERM COUNT; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; WING;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS GROUP;

EID: 34249728229     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[422:AABSIM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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