A blood-free protein meal supporting oogenesis in the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Jason Pitts, R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Blood meal; Blood free formulation; Hematophagy; Mass rearing; Oogenesis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HEMATOLOGY; LABORATORY METHOD; MEMBRANE; MOSQUITO; PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LARVA; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LARVA; OOGENESIS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84896537254     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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