Senescent leaf exudate increases mosquito survival and microbial activity

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-340

  Pelz Stelinski, Kirsten S ^a   Walker, Edward D ^b,c   Kaufman, Michael G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes triseriatus; Bacteria; Detritus; Larval nutrition; Microbial ecology; Microcosm

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXUDATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVA; LEACHATE; LEAF; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROCOSM; MOSQUITO; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS;

EID: 77953678255     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01183.x     Document Type: Article

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