[The reproductive history of female blood-sucking mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae)]. 1994

M I Sokolova

The author classifies current data on the morphology and function of normal and abnormal mosquito ovarioles, obtained with the use of intraovarian oil injections. A combined method for analysis of the female reproductive history is described, that helps elucidate the female reproductive age (the number of ovipositions), the initial fecundity (the number of normal and abnormal ovarioles), the potential fecundity in each gonotrophic cycle (the number of ovarioles with functional germarium), the total potential fecundity (the sum of potential fecundity values in each gonotrophic cycle), the actual fecundity (the number of eggs laid by females) in each gonotrophic cycle, and the total actual fecundity (the number of eggs laid over the female life). The method consists of 3 steps: (1) obtaining of an ovarian preparation, making use of an intraovarian oil injection, that permits a detailed study of every ovariole; (2) inventory of all the ovarioles in the ovary (3 methods are offered for the purpose); (3) quantitative analysis of female reproductive history. The general rule for determination of the reproductive age is as follows: every dilatation, the vestigial ones included, and every granulated site of an egg sac correspond to one reproductive cycle in a normal ovariole. Their sum in an ovariole represents the value of the female reproductive age. The number of the eggs developing in each ovariole corresponds to the number of granulated sites of the egg sac. The potential fecundity may reduce from cycle to cycle, because some ovarioles may become sterile.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009033 Culicidae A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance. Mosquitoes,Mosquitos,Mosquito
D010053 Ovary The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional parts: the OVARIAN FOLLICLE for the production of female germ cells (OOGENESIS); and the endocrine cells (GRANULOSA CELLS; THECA CELLS; and LUTEAL CELLS) for the production of ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE. Ovaries
D010058 Oviposition The process of laying or shedding fully developed eggs (OVA) from the female body. The term is usually used for certain INSECTS or FISHES with an organ called ovipositor where eggs are stored or deposited before expulsion from the body. Larviposition,Larvipositions,Ovipositions
D012098 Reproduction The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods
D005260 Female Females
D005298 Fertility The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female. Fecundity,Below Replacement Fertility,Differential Fertility,Fecundability,Fertility Determinants,Fertility Incentives,Fertility Preferences,Fertility, Below Replacement,Marital Fertility,Natural Fertility,Subfecundity,World Fertility Survey,Determinant, Fertility,Determinants, Fertility,Fertility Determinant,Fertility Incentive,Fertility Preference,Fertility Survey, World,Fertility Surveys, World,Fertility, Differential,Fertility, Marital,Fertility, Natural,Preference, Fertility,Preferences, Fertility,Survey, World Fertility,Surveys, World Fertility,World Fertility Surveys
D000375 Aging The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time. Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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