The effects of female age on blood-feeding, insemination, sperm storage, and fertility in the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

[Display omitted] •Aedes aegypti females are refractory to mating for 1–2 days post-emergence.•Virgin females initiate blood-feeding 10–13 h post-emergence.•Aedes aegypti females are optimally fertile once they become sexually receptive.•Aedes aegypti females suffer declines in fecundity with increa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of insect physiology 2023-11, Vol.150, p.104570-104570, Article 104570
Hauptverfasser:	Ramírez-Sánchez, Luis Felipe, Hernández, Brenda Juliana, Guzmán, Pablo Andrés, Alfonso-Parra, Catalina, Avila, Frank W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adults Aedes - physiology Aedes aegypti Animals arboviruses blood blood meal Dengue Drosophila melanogaster Fecundity Female female reproductive system Female senescence females Fertility hematophagy insect physiology insects Insemination Male Mating Mosquito Vectors - physiology progeny Semen Spermathecae spermatozoa Spermatozoa - physiology
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