Direct and indirect effects of animal detritus on growth, survival, and mass of invasive container mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 580-588

  Yee, Donald A ^a,b   Kesavaraju, Banugopan ^a   Juliano, Steven A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult mass; Bacteria; Container mosquito; Survival

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AEDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LARVA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 34447553720     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[580:DAIEOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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