Ca. Lanciani et Tm. Le, EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE WING LENGTH BODY-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP IN ANOPHELES-QUADRIMACULATUS, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 11(2), 1995, pp. 241-243
The effect of temperature on the relationship between wing length and
body weight in a cohort of Anopheles quadrimaculatus was analyzed in a
laboratory experiment. Mosquitoes reared at 23 degrees C were heavier
and had longer wings than did those reared at 28 degrees C. In additi
on, even after differences in body weight were removed statistically,
mosquitoes raised at 23 degrees C had longer wings than did those at 2
8 degrees C. The concordance of these results with those of a previous
photoperiod study suggests that temperature and photoperiod experienc
ed during development have some similar effects on the morphology of A
n. quadrimaculatus.