Studies on the follicular development and feeding activity of the females of Culex tritaeniorhynchus with special reference to those in autumn.
Year: 1969
Type: article
Abstract: Day length is a principal factor controlling the feeding activity and the follicular development of the females of Culex tritaeniorhynchus. Under a longer photoperiod than about 13:30 hours the females hold gonoactivity, while under a shorter one there were found various effects on their physiological activity. These are the decrease in the feeding rate; the retardation in the follicular development; the occurrence of gonotrophic dissociation; and the failure in maturing follicles. A great number of unfed nulliparous females which emerged as adults in and after September, and some of nullicarous or parous females which underwent gonotrophic dissociation after feeding in those days were confirmed to enter hibernation.
Author: Shinya Kawai
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W17683852