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Population fluctuations of mosquitoes in the non‐seasonal tropics
Author(s) -
WOLDA HENK,
GALINDO PEDRO
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1981.tb00976.x
Subject(s) - abundance (ecology) , panama , biology , tropics , ecology , habitat , population , demography , sociology
.1 Seasonal and annual fluctuations in abundance of a number of species of mosquitoes were studied in a relatively non‐seasonal climate near Almirante, Panama. 2 The fluctuations observed were large, but did not have a period of 1 year and should be classified as non‐seasonal. 3 At each site the various species were not synchronous in their fluctuation pattern, but the fluctuations of each species were synchronous over an area of at least 4 km long, in spite of large differences in habitat. 4 Changes in abundance from year to year observed in these mosquitoes are large compared with those of insects, including mosquitoes, in other areas of Panama. 5 The importance of such large and unpredictable fluctuations in abundance for planning control measures is discussed.