Male reproductive biology of Aedes mosquitoes

Acta Tropica

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Oliva, Clelia F ^a   Damiens, David ^b   Benedict, Mark Q ^c  

^a Polo d'Innovazione Genomica Genetica e Biologia SCaRL Edificio D 4 piano Polo Unico di Medicina 'Santa Maria della Misericordia'   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aedes; Genetic control; Male; Mate selection; Reproduction; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

MATING BEHAVIOR; MATURATION; MOSQUITO; PATHOGEN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; STERILITY;

AEDES; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; INCOMPATIBLE INSECT TECHNIQUE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MALE STERILITY; MATE CHOICE; MATING; MATING SUCCESS; NONHUMAN; POLYANDRY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE; WOLBACHIA;

HEXAPODA; WOLBACHIA;

AEDES; GENETIC CONTROL; MALE; MATE-SELECTION; REPRODUCTION; STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84896546680     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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