Life-history parameters of Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer in the laboratory at different rearing temperatures

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-373

  Veronesi, E ^a   Venter, G J ^b   Labuschagne, K ^b   Mellor, P S ^a   Carpenter, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Culicoides imicola; Development cycle; Laboratory culture; Oogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HATCHING; LABORATORY TEST; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); REARING; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LARVA; MALE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; DIPTERA;

EID: 68049137628     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.031     Document Type: Article

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