Mortality of Dipetalogaster maximus (uhler) in response to temperature and humidity

Observations were made on the mortality of Dipetalogaster maximus in relation to humidity and temperature in controlled conditions. The bugs survived longer at higher relative humidities and at lower temperatures, but when these results were plotted against vapour pressure déficit, no independent te...

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Main Authors: Colin E. Johnson, Elaine F. Oakley, Philip D. Marsden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1984-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821984000100004&lng=en&tlng=en