Effects of Larval Density and Feeding Rates on Larval Life History Traits in Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae)

Khandaker Noor-E Jannat; Bernard D. Roitberg

doi:10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12017.x

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Khandaker Noor-E Jannat,¹ Bernard D. Roitberg¹

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Canada, V5A 1S6, roitberg@sfu.ca

Abstract

Mosquito larval habitat determines the fitness, survivorship, fecundity, and vector capacity of emerging adults. We manipulated larval density and food provisioning in the laboratory to determine their effects on a number of life history parameters of Anopheles gambiae. Larval mortality was positively correlated with larval density. In addition, increased density skewed sex ratios that favored females.

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Khandaker Noor-E Jannat and Bernard D. Roitberg "Effects of Larval Density and Feeding Rates on Larval Life History Traits in Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae)," Journal of Vector Ecology 38(1), 120-126, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12017.x

Received: 10 October 2012; Accepted: 7 January 2013; Published: 1 June 2013