Mosquitoes: female monogamy induced by male accessory gland substance.
Autor(es)Craig G B
ResumoMale accessory glands were implanted in virgin females of Aedes aegypti. When exposed to males, females copulated readily but were not inseminated; they remained sterile for life. Extract from one male could sterilize more than 64 females. The active principle may be a protein or peptide. Intraspecific transplant prevented insemination in 12 species, including Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex; interspecific transplant gave partial protection.
ImprentaScience, v. 156, n. 3781, p. 1499-1501, 1967
Identificador do Objeto Digital10.1126/science.156.3781.1499
DescritoresAedes aegypti - Pathogenesis ; Aedes aegypti - Sexual ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de Publicação:1967
