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Intra-instar larval cannibalism in Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)

BACKGROUND: Cannibalism has been observed in a wide range of animal taxa and its importance in persistence and stability of populations has been documented. In anopheline malaria vectors the inter-instar cannibalism between fourth- and first-instar larvae (L4-L1) has been shown in several species, w...

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Autores principales: Porretta, Daniele, Mastrantonio, Valentina, Crasta, Graziano, Bellini, Romeo, Comandatore, Francesco, Rossi, Paolo, Favia, Guido, Bandi, Claudio, Urbanelli, Sandra
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/PMC5094080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27806728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1850-5