Embryonic development and rates of metabolic activity in early and late hatching eggs of the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

Anopheles gambiae eggs generally hatch at the completion of embryo development; two-three days post oviposition. However, staggered or delayed hatching has been observed whereby a single batch of eggs shows marked variation in time-to-hatch, with some eggs hatching 18 days post oviposition or later....

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Main Authors: Maria L Kaiser, Frances D Duncan, Basil D Brooke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4257673?pdf=render