When mothers anticipate: Effects of the prediapause stage on embryo development time and of maternal photoperiod on eggs of a temperate and a tropical strains of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

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BACKGROUND: The diapause of Aedes albopictus is maternally induced by photoperiod and initiates at the pharate larvae stage in eggs. This pre-diapause results in enhanced survival eggs during the winter. This study aims to disentangle the effects of photoperiod and diapause on embryonic developmental time and egg size in A. albopictus. A temperate strain capable to perform diapause and a tropical strain unable of...

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