Male Age Influences Re-mating Incidence and Sperm Use in Females of the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti

Diseases transmitted by female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are public health issues in countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. As in other insects, A. aegypti females undergo behavioral and physiological changes upon mating that principally act to facilitate the production of progeny. The primary eff...

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Main Authors: Juliana Agudelo, Catalina Alfonso-Parra, Frank W. Avila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.691221/full