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Whole blood and blood components from vertebrates differentially affect egg formation in three species of anautogenous mosquitoes
BACKGROUND: Most female mosquitoes are anautogenous and must blood feed on a vertebrate host to produce eggs. Prior studies show that the number of eggs females lay per clutch correlates with the volume of blood ingested and that protein is the most important macronutrient for egg formation. In cont...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7905675/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33627180 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04594-9 |