Physical features and chitin content of eggs from the mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti, Anopheles aquasalis and Culex quinquefasciatus: Connection with distinct levels of resistance to desiccation

[Display omitted] •Egg size and weight varies among Ae. aegypti, An. aquasalis, Cx. quinquefasciatus.•External endochorion surface aspect varies among mosquito eggs.•Chitin is present in mosquitoes’ serosal cuticle but tends to vary among species.•Eggs with more chitin resist desiccation better.•Egg...

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Published in:	Journal of insect physiology Vol. 83; pp. 43 - 52
Main Authors:	Farnesi, Luana Cristina, Menna-Barreto, Rubem Figueiredo Sadok, Martins, Ademir Jesus, Valle, Denise, Rezende, Gustavo Lazzaro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2015
Subjects:	Aedes - chemistry Aedes - embryology Aedes - physiology Aedes aegypti Animals Anopheles - chemistry Anopheles - embryology Anopheles - physiology Anopheles aquasalis Chitin Chitin - isolation & purification Culex - chemistry Culex - embryology Culex - physiology Culex quinquefasciatus Desiccation dry environmental conditions Egg Egg resistance to desiccation egg shell eggs Eggshell embryogenesis extracellular matrix insect physiology insect vectors Insect Vectors - chemistry Insect Vectors - embryology Insect Vectors - physiology Morphometry Mosquito vector Ovum - chemistry Ovum - physiology Physical measurements viability Water - metabolism Eggshell Egg ERD Egg resistance to desiccation Chitin Morphometry Mosquito vector Physical measurements
ISSN:	0022-1910, 1879-1611, 1879-1611
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