Variation in performance of two co-occurring mosquito species across diverse resource environments: Insights from nutrient and stable isotope analyses

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-64

  Winters, Anne E ^a   Yee, Donald A ^a  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Carbon; Competition; Container system; Detritus; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CARBON ISOTOPE; COEXISTENCE; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; MOSQUITO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURVIVAL; TIRE; WATER COLUMN;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; CULEX RESTUANS;

EID: 84856028126     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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