Quantifying Fitness Costs in Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes
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September 15th, 2023
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September 15th, 2023
•Adeline E. Williams1,2, Irma Sanchez-Vargas1, Lindsay E. Martin2,3, Ines Martin-Martin2,4, Susi Bennett1, Ken E. Olson1, Eric Calvo2
1Center for Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, 2Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 3Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 4National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Chapters in this video
0:00
Introduction
0:16
Measuring Fecundity in Female Mosquitoes
2:38
Measuring Wing Length, Area, and Centroid Size
3:59
Assessing Egg Fertility
4:53
Determination of Sex Ratio in the Pupae and Larvae Viability
5:32
Determination of Larvae-to-Pupae Development Time and Male Contribution
6:56
Determination of Mosquito Longevity
7:25
Results: Measurement of Development and Survival Time in Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes
9:01
Conclusion
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