Reproduction-Longevity Trade-Off in Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 769-777

  Dao, Adama ^a   Kassogue, Yaya ^a   Adamou, Abdoulaye ^a   Diallo, Moussa ^a   Yaro, Alpha Seydou ^a   Traore, Sekou F ^a   Lehmann, Tovi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; body size; cost of reproduction; mating; survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTHROPODA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 77956479539     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME10052     Document Type: Article

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