Journal of Medical Entomology (1992) 29, 379-383

Pattamaporn Kittayapong, John D. Edman, Bruce A. Harrison and Donald R. Delorme (1992)
Female body size, parity, and malaria infection of Anopheles maculatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in peninsular Malaysia
Journal of Medical Entomology 29 (3), 379-383
Abstract: The relationship among body size (as indicated by wing length), age (as indicated by parity dissections), and malaria infection were observed in host-seeking Anopheles maculatus Theobald females collected in aboriginal villages of peninsular Malaysia. Both ELISA and salivary gland dissections were used to determine malaria infection. The wings of parous females were significantly longer than those of nulliparous females, suggesting that larger females live longer than smaller ones, and thus have a higher vectorial capacity. Body size differences were not detected between infected parous and uninfected parous females. Females infected with only oocysts were significantly larger than females infected with sporozoites. No correlation was found between the number of oocysts or sporozoites and body size in this small sample.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pattamaporn Kittayapong

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles maculatus		Malaysia