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[Variability of the quantitative and qualitative traits of Aedes dorsalis mosquitoes from larval cultures of varying densities].
Parazitologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Nekrasova L S
Abstract excerpt
Larvae of Aedes dorsalis Mg. were maintained at the density of 0.05 and 0.5 spec./ml. It was noted that mosquitoes from overpopulated cultures grew smaller in size. The wings became shorter and more narrow by 4 to 6%. The wing reduction occurred on account of its distal elements (veins r3 and m2). Despite the decrease in the value of characters their variability decreased too, having increased only for wing width...
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