Capture-recapture studies with Anopheles maculatus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) the vector of malaria in peninsular Malaysia.
Mark-release-recapture experiments were undertaken in January 1989, in Pos Betau, Pahang, Malaysia, with the malaria vector Anopheles maculatus. On two consecutive nights, 121 and 175 blood-fed mosquitos were released. A mean recapture rate of 11.5% and survival rates of 0.699-0.705 with an estimated oviposition cycle period of 2.35 days were obtained from the releases. About 68% of all recaptures were taken within a distance of 0.5 km from their release points and the longest detected flight was 1.6 km. No heterogeneity was found between indoor and outdoor biters of An. maculatus.
Chiang
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GL
Division of Medical Entomology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Loong
K P
KP
Chan
S T
ST
Eng
K L
KL
Yap
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D009033:Culicidae; D005260:Female; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission*; D008296:Malaysia; D010058:Oviposition; D013534:Survival