%0 Journal Article
%T The importance of male body size on sperm uptake and usage, and female fecundity in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
%A Carrie E. De Jesus
%A Michael H. Reiskind
%J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13071-016-1734-8
%X Adult mosquito density is a critical factor in the transmission of arboviruses by container Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Female fecundity drives population growth, and therefore contributes to adult mosquito density. Previous studies have focused on female body size as the major determinant of fecundity, paying little attention to male condition. In this study, we examined the effects of male body size on the abundance of sperm in spermatheca, depletion of sperm over time, and female fecundity
%K Mating
%K Container mosquitoes
%K Accessory gland proteins
%K Seminal fluid proteins
%K Male fitness
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983072/