Aedes aegypti Pharate First Instar Aseasonal Quiescence Cues Anticipatory Plasticity with Implications for Urban Vector Ecology and Control
The eggs of the dengue fever vector Aedes aegypti possess the ability to undergo an extended quiescence period hosting a fully developed first instar larvae within its chorion. As a result of this life history stage, pharate larvae can withstand months of dormancy inside the egg where they depend on...
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FIU Digital Commons
2013
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/913 http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2035&context=etd |