Evaluation of Survival Potential and Malaria Susceptibility among Different Size Classes of Laboratory-Reared Anopheles Dirus

Sangvorn Kitthawee University of Massachusetts, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Amherst, Massachusetts, Thailand

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John D. Edman University of Massachusetts, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Amherst, Massachusetts, Thailand

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Jetsumon Sattabongkot University of Massachusetts, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Amherst, Massachusetts, Thailand

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1990.43.328
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Volume 43: Issue 4
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328–332
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Four size classes of Anopheles dirus were reared from different larval densities. Higher densities produced smaller adults with lower survivorship. Larger females took larger bloodmeals by artificial feeding with cultured Plasmodium falciparum and developed significantly more oocysts.
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Copyright © 1990 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990
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Oct 1990
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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