Unusual life history traits of Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) inhabiting nepenthes pitchers

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 618-624

  Mogi, Motoyoshi ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aedes; Culicidae; life history trait; Nepenthes pitcher plant; Stegomyia

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING PLANT; COPULATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HABITAT TYPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOSQUITO; PHYLOGENY; SYMPATRY;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; YAP;

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; MIRABILIS; NEPENTHES; NEPENTHES MIRABILIS; SARRACENIACEAE; STEGOMYIA;

EID: 77954265359     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN10028     Document Type: Article

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