Larval development rate of the mosquitoes Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) varies between clutches: Implications for population ecology

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-27

  Kokkinn, Michael J ^a   Roberts, Derek M ^b   Williams, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Clutch variation; Control; Larval development rate; Mosquito; Population modelling; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 84857490152     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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