Effect of body size and sugar meals on oviposition of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-60

  Tsunoda, Takashi ^a   Fukuchi, Atsuko ^a   Nanbara, Shyo ^a   Takagi, Masahiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Body size; Oviposition; Sugar meal

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGAR INTAKE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 77952023486     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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