Mom Matters: Diapause Characteristics of Culex pipiens–Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Hybrid Mosquitoes

Females of the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens L., are capable of entering an adult overwintering diapause characterized by arrested ovarian development, enhanced stress tolerance, and elevated lipid stores. In contrast, the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus Say, lacks this capa...

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Published in:J Med Entomol
Main Authors: Meuti, Megan E., Short, Clancy A., Denlinger, David L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2015
Subjects:
Development, Life History
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4481716/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26336296
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tju016
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