Body size and wing shape measurements as quality indicators of aedes aegypti mosquitoes destined for field release

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-92

  Yeap, Heng Lin ^a,b,c   Endersby, Nancy M ^a,b,c   Johnson, Petrina H ^a,b,c   Ritchie, Scott A ^a,b,c   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FITNESS; FORELIMB; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; REARING; SURVIVAL; THORAX; WOLBACHIA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUEENSLAND; WING; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 84880578902     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0719     Document Type: Article

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