I am currently evaluating the possibility of studying Culex pipiens in an ecotoxicological context by applying the dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory and effect modeling. For this, I am searching available life-history data of Culex pipiens to parameterize a standard DEB model. Specifically, I need length (or weight) data and egg numbers over time at different temperatures.
Does someone work with this species or know where to find growth and reproduction data measured over time?
check these articles please:
Article Interaction of pesticide and larval competition on life hist...
Article Evolutionary genomics of Culex pipiens: Global and local ada...
Article Effects of Density and Larval Competition on Selected Life H...
Article Geographic variation in the response of Culex pipiens life h...
Article Temperature and genotypic effects on life history and fluctu...
It is possible that you may be able to find some life-history data on Culex pipiens in the scientific literature. You can try searching online databases such as PubMed or Google Scholar using relevant keywords such as "Culex pipiens growth," "Culex pipiens reproduction," "Culex pipiens life history," etc. You can also try reaching out to researchers who work on this species or related topics to see if they have any data that they can share with you. It may also be helpful to search through the literature on related mosquito species to see if any data on those species could be used as a proxy for Culex pipiens.
As a follow up: there is now a data collection in the add my pet database: https://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/deb/deblab/add_my_pet/entries_web/Culex_pipiens/Culex_pipiens_res.html
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