Effects of blood meal source and seasonality on reproductive traits of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Host selection by mosquitoes is a keystone in understanding viral circulation and predicting future infection outbreaks. Culex mosquitoes frequently feed on birds during spring and early summer, shifting into mammals towards late summer and autumn. This host switch may be due to changes in mosquito...

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Main Authors: Kevin Alen Rucci, Gabriel Barco, Andrea Onorato, Mauricio Beranek, Mariana Pueta, Adrián Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2025-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/89485
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