The role of male harassment on female fitness for the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1131-1140

  Helinski, Michelle E H ^a   Harrington, Laura C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Harassment; Longevity; Monandry; Net reproductive rate

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE VECTOR; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; LONGEVITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MOSQUITO; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84864347019     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1365-9     Document Type: Article

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