Comparisons of life-history characteristics of a genetic sexing strain with laboratory strains of Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) from northern Sudan

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1045-1051

  Oliva, C F ^a,b,c   Benedict, M Q ^a,d   Soliban, S M ^a   Lemperiere, G ^b,c   Balestrino, F ^a   Gilles, J R L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b University de Montpellier   (France)

^c Centre de Recherche et de Veille sur les Maladies Emergentes dans l'Océan Indien Sainte Clotilde la   (Reunion)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

fitness; genetic sexing strain; life history; sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVIPARITY; SUDAN;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSECT CONTROL; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVIPARITY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SUDAN;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84866373735     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11292     Document Type: Article

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