Advances in Disease Vector Research: Volume 9

by D. M. Custer Kerry F. Harris,J. J. Cho

Book Overview

Volume 9 in this series consists of four chapters on vectors that affect human or animal health and six chapters on plant pathogens and their vectors. In Chapter 1, Alex S. Raikhel discusses vitellogenesis in mosquitoes: the cornerstone of the reproductive cycle involving massive production of yolk precursors by the fat body and their accumulation in developing oocytes. In anautogeneous mosquitoes, vitellogenesis is dependent on the availability of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461277167
• ISBN13: 9781461277163
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"