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THE EFFECTS OF LARVAL INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION ON IMAGINAL DENSITIES IN ANOPHELES STEPHENSI (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE): A LABORATORY EVALUATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

William K. Reisen  and
Richard W. Emory
William K. Reisen
Affiliation:
International Health Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
Richard W. Emory
Affiliation:
International Health Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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Abstract

Experiments with caged populations of Anopheles stephensi Liston were performed to evaluate the effects of larval intraspecific competition on adult density and sex ratio. The changing of the water in continuous culture cages prevented the accumulation of larval competitive compounds and excretory products, and resulted in higher adult densities and the successful emergence of proportionately more males.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 109 , Issue 11 , November 1977 , pp. 1481 - 1484
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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