Antagonistic effects of energy status on meal size and egg-batch size of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-93

  Mostowy, Wieslaw M ^a   Foster, Woodbridge A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Blood meal size; Energy reserves; Fecundity; Sugar meal size

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGAR INTAKE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BLOOD; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 3442877044     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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