Sexual performance of male mosquito Aedes albopictus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 454-459

  Boyer, S ^a,b   Gilles, J ^c   Merancienne, D ^a,b   Lemperiere, G ^a,b   Fontenille, D ^a  

^a University de Montpellier   (France)

^b CRVOI ^*  (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Fecundity; Mating behaviour; Mosquitoes; Spermathecal capsules; Sterile insect technique (SIT)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FECUNDITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REUNION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; REUNION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

INDIAN OCEAN; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 81355161593     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2011.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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