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The importance of male body size on sperm uptake and usage, and female fecundity in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

BACKGROUND: Adult mosquito density is a critical factor in the transmission of arboviruses by container Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Female fecundity drives population growth, and therefore contributes to adult mosquito density. Previous studies have focused on female body size as the major determinant of...

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Autores principales: De Jesus, Carrie E., Reiskind, Michael H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27519588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1734-8