Whole blood and blood components from vertebrates differentially affect egg formation in three species of anautogenous mosquitoes
Most female mosquitoes are anautogenous and must blood feed on a vertebrate host to produce eggs. Prior studies show that the number of eggs females lay per clutch correlates with the volume of blood ingested ...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - Category: Microbiology Authors: Ruby E. Harrison, Mark R. Brown and Michael R. Strand Tags: Research Source Type: research