Lethal and sublethal impacts of predaceous backswimmer Anisops wakefieldi (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) on the life-history traits of the New Zealand mosquito Culex pervigilans (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1014-1024

  Zuharah, W F ^a   Fadzly, N ^a   Lester, P J ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

control; cue; mosquito; predator; survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CULEX; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROPTERA; INSECT; LARVA; NEW ZEALAND; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CUES; CULEX; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROPTERA; LARVA; NEW ZEALAND; OVUM; PUPA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884636852     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12136     Document Type: Article

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