Effects of cohabitation on the population performance and survivorship of the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus and the resident mosquito Aedes notoscriptus (diptera: Culicidae) in Australia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 375-385

  Nicholson, J ^a,b   Ritchie, S A ^c   Russell, R C ^d   Webb, C E ^d   Cook, A ^a   Zalucki, M P ^b   Williams, C R ^e   Ward, P ^b   Van Den Hurk, A F ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Aedes notoscriptus; Australia; Cohabitation; Population performance index

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AEDES NOTOSCRIPTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

AEDES; ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84936936800     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: 19382928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv004     Document Type: Article

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