Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatus
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Mass production of mosquitoes under laboratory conditions allows implementing methods to control vector mosquitoes. Colony development depends on mosquito size and weight. Body size can be estimated from its correlation with wing size, whereas weight is more difficult to de...
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| author | Vivian Petersen Marco Jacometto Marchi Delsio Natal Mauro Toledo Marrelli Admilson Clayton Barbosa Lincoln Suesdek |
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| description | Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Mass production of mosquitoes under laboratory conditions allows implementing methods to control vector mosquitoes. Colony development depends on mosquito size and weight. Body size can be estimated from its correlation with wing size, whereas weight is more difficult to determine. Our goal was to test whether wing size can predict the weight. METHODS: We compared dry weight and wing centroid size of Culex quinquefasciatus reared at different temperatures and four diets. RESULTS: Weight and wing size were strongly correlated. The diets did not influence wing size. CONCLUSIONS: Wing centroid size is a good predictor of Cx. quinquefasciatus body weight. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29e8ea5ec1b24c21bb7a5ec2e63f52e72022-12-22T02:30:24ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-984949450851110.1590/0037-8682-0039-2016S0037-86822016000400508Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatusVivian PetersenMarco Jacometto MarchiDelsio NatalMauro Toledo MarrelliAdmilson Clayton BarbosaLincoln SuesdekAbstract: INTRODUCTION: Mass production of mosquitoes under laboratory conditions allows implementing methods to control vector mosquitoes. Colony development depends on mosquito size and weight. Body size can be estimated from its correlation with wing size, whereas weight is more difficult to determine. Our goal was to test whether wing size can predict the weight. METHODS: We compared dry weight and wing centroid size of Culex quinquefasciatus reared at different temperatures and four diets. RESULTS: Weight and wing size were strongly correlated. The diets did not influence wing size. CONCLUSIONS: Wing centroid size is a good predictor of Cx. quinquefasciatus body weight.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000400508&lng=en&tlng=enDry weightWing geometric morphometricsBody size |
| spellingShingle | Vivian Petersen Marco Jacometto Marchi Delsio Natal Mauro Toledo Marrelli Admilson Clayton Barbosa Lincoln Suesdek Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatus Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Dry weight Wing geometric morphometrics Body size |
| title | Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatus |
| title_full | Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatus |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatus |
| title_short | Assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive Culex quinquefasciatus |
| title_sort | assessment of the correlation between wing size and body weight in captive culex quinquefasciatus |
| topic | Dry weight Wing geometric morphometrics Body size |
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