Temperature influence on embryonic development of Anopheles albitarsis and Anopheles aquasalis

Temperature influence on the embryonic development of Anopheles aquasalis and An. albitarsis was investigated. At 26ºC, 75% and 60% of respectively An. aquasalis and An. albitarsis eggs hatched, with one peak of eclosion, between the 2nd and 3rd day after oviposition. At 20 ± 2ºC, around 66-70% of A...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Cardozo Gonçalvez de Carvalho, Ademir de Jesus Martins Junior, José Bento Pereira Lima, Denise Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000800009