dc.contributor.author | Knight, Jon | |
dc.contributor.author | Griffin, Lachlan | |
dc.contributor.author | Dale, Pat | |
dc.contributor.author | Phinn, Stuart | |
dc.contributor.editor | Thomas Scott | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T11:45:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T11:45:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.date.modified | 2013-05-31T01:11:43Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1536-2442 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1673/031.012.0601 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/46946 | |
dc.description.abstract | Our aim was to investigate the oviposition and larval habitats of the saltwater mosquito Aedes vigilax (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in a mangrove forest system in subtropical Queensland, Australia. Eggshells (indicators of oviposition) and larvae were sampled in three habitat classes that were depicted in a schematic model. Two classes were in depressions or basins, either with hummocks or dense pneumatophore substrates, both of which retained water after tidal flooding. The third class was in freely flushed mangroves that corresponded with more frequent tidal connections than the depression classes. ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer tests were used to analyze the data. The null hypotheses were rejected: the hummock class was a significant habitat based on both eggshell and larval data. The conclusion was that mosquito production in the mangrove system was distributed unevenly between habitat classes, and that the hummock class had conditions suited to the requirements of the immature stages of Ae. vigilax. This research has the potential to inform mosquito management strategies by focusing treatment on the problem habitats and underpinning habitat modifications including reducing water retention in the basins. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.format.extent | 5021526 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Library of the University of Arizona | |
dc.publisher.place | United States | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 11 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 6 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Insect Science | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 12 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Ecosystem function | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Environmental management | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Zoology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 410203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 410404 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3109 | |
dc.title | Oviposition and larval habitat preferences of the saltwater mosquito, Aedes vigilax, in a subtropical mangrove forest in Queensland, Australia | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dcterms.license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2012 authors.This is an open access paper. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed. | |
gro.date.issued | 2012 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Dale, Patricia E. | |