Effects of larval density and feeding rates on larval life history traits in Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) |
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| Authors: | Khandaker Noor‐E Jannat Bernard D. Roitberg |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Canada, V5A 1S6, roitberg@sfu.ca |
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| Abstract: | Mosquito larval habitat determines the fitness, survivorship, fecundity, and vector capacity of emerging adults. We manipulated larval density and food provisioning in the laboratory to determine their effects on a number of life history parameters of Anopheles gambiae. Larval mortality was positively correlated with larval density. In addition, increased density skewed sex ratios that favored females. |
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| Keywords: | Larval density Anopheles gambiae s.s. competition conspecific sex‐ratio |
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