Effect of extended egg quiescence and elevation in carbon dioxide on life history traits of Aedes aegypti.

ABSTRACT: Elevation in carbon dioxide is a global threat, driving anthropogenic climate change. How disease-vectoring mosquitoes respond to these changes is currently largely unknown. The dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, has adapted to urban environments, which are more affected by climatic changes, especially CO₂. Aedes aegypti lay eggs around ephemeral water bodies that are prone to desiccation, with the pharate larvae possessing the ability to resist the desiccation, during which the permeability across the chorion is compromised. The study investigates the combined effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂ and extended egg quiescence duration on life-history traits of immature and adult stages, including development rate, survival and size. Furthermore, we analysed the metabolic res

SUBMITTER: Nalikkaramal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920594 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature