Linking oviposition site choice to offspring fitness in Aedes aegypti: consequences for targeted larval control of dengue vectors.
| Autor: | Jacklyn Wong, Amy C Morrison, Steven T Stoddard, Helvio Astete, Yui Yin Chu, Imaan Baseer, Thomas W Scott |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 6, Iss 5, p e1632 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1935-2727 1935-2735 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001632 |
| Popis: | Current Aedes aegypti larval control methods are often insufficient for preventing dengue epidemics. To improve control efficiency and cost-effectiveness, some advocate eliminating or treating only highly productive containers. The population-level outcome of this strategy, however, will depend on details of Ae. aegypti oviposition behavior.We simultaneously monitored female oviposition and juvenile development in 80 experimental containers located across 20 houses in Iquitos, Peru, to test the hypothesis that Ae. aegypti oviposit preferentially in sites with the greatest potential for maximizing offspring fitness. Females consistently laid more eggs in large vs. small containers (β = 9.18, p |
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