Impact of small variations in temperature and humidity on the reproductive activity and survival of Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) Impacto de pequenas variações de temperatura e umidade na atividade reprodutiva e sobrevivência de Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae)

In short space of time increase in temperature and rainfall can affect vector populations and, consequently, the diseases for them transmitted. The present study analyzed the effect of small temperature and humidity variations on the fecundity, fertility and survival of Aedes aegypti. These paramete...

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Main Authors: Ethiene Arruda Pedrosa de Almeida Costa, Eloína Maria de Mendonça Santos, Juliana Cavalcanti Correia, Cleide Maria Ribeiro de Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2010-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262010000300021