Intraspecific variation in desiccation survival time of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito eggs of Australian origin

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 292-300

  Faull, Katherine J ^a   Williams, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Desiccation resistance; Egg viability; Local adaptation; Survival time

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AEDES; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; DEHYDRATION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMIDITY; MORTALITY; OVUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AEDES; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DEHYDRATION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMIDITY; MORTALITY; OVUM; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84947920817     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12167     Document Type: Article

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