Behavioral and phenotypic responses of Anopheles coluzzii (Diptera: Culicidae) to the non-consumptive effects of Anisops jaczewskii (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) and Pantala flavescens (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Burkina Faso.

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During their aquatic life stages, mosquitoes coexist with various organisms that may prey upon them. Beyond the direct predation risk, exposure to predators may induce stress that alters mosquito life history traits. In this study, we evaluated the non-consumptive effects of 2 aquatic predators on Anopheles coluzzii Coetzee & Wilkerson life history traits and the ability of gravid females to avoid predators when...

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