Abstract
Under controlled insectary conditions, infection with Nosema algerae (Cnidospora: Microsporidia) was found to significantly alter the life table characteristics of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) as follows: immature to adult survivorship decreased and developmental time was slightly delayed, female and male life expectancy at emergence decreased, fecundity, and thus the net reproductive rate, decreased, and the instantaneous rate of increase and the instantaneous birth and death rates decreased. The time in life of female reproduction and generation time were not significantly altered. Results are discussed in the context of vectorial capacity for malaria.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 236-242 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anopheles stephensi
- life table of
- Nosema algerae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics