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Thermal acclimation in a complex life cycle: The effects of larval and adult thermal conditions on metabolic rate and heat resistance in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) by Gray, Emilie M.

“…•Mosquitoes have a complex life cycle that includes aquatic and terrestrial stages.•This study investigates whether thermal acclimation in larvae affects…”
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Effect of Selection for Pyrethroid Resistance on Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Aedes aegypti from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico by Amer, Keenan, Saavedra-Rodriguez, Karla, Black, 4th, William C, Gray, Emilie M

“…The study of fitness costs of insecticide resistance mutations in has generally been focused on life history parameters such as fecundity, mortality, and…”
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Inversion 2La is associated with enhanced desiccation resistance in Anopheles gambiae by Gray, Emilie M, Rocca, Kyle A C, Costantini, Carlo, Besansky, Nora J

“…Anopheles gambiae, the principal vector of malignant malaria in Africa, occupies a wide range of habitats. Environmental flexibility may be conferred by a…”
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2La chromosomal inversion enhances thermal tolerance of Anopheles gambiae larvae by Rocca, Kyle A C, Gray, Emilie M, Costantini, Carlo, Besansky, Nora J

“…The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is broadly distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and this contributes to making it the most efficient vector of malaria on…”
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Thermal Resistance and Performance Correlate with Climate in Populations of a Widespread Mosquito by Vorhees, Ashley S., Gray, Emilie M., Bradley, Timothy J.

“…The abundance and success of widely distributed species across variable environments make them suitable models for exploring which traits will be important for…”
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Aerobic function in mitochondria persists beyond death by heat stress in insects by Heinrich, Erica C., Gray, Emilie M., Ossher, Ashley, Meigher, Stephen, Grun, Felix, Bradley, Timothy J.

“…The critical thermal maximum (CTmax) of insects can be determined using flow-through thermolimit respirometry. It has been demonstrated that respiratory…”
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Physiology of desiccation resistance in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis by Gray, Emilie M, Bradley, Timothy J

“…Desiccation resistance and water balance were studied in the adult female mosquitoes Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. When the two…”
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Evidence from mosquitoes suggests that cyclic gas exchange and discontinuous gas exchange are two manifestations of a single respiratory pattern by Gray, Emilie M, Bradley, Timothy J

“…In this paper we demonstrate that the apparent pattern of gas exchange in insects, as observed using flow-through respirometry, is strongly affected by the…”
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Bias, precision and accuracy in the estimation of cuticular and respiratory water loss: A case study from a highly variable cockroach, Perisphaeria sp by Gray, Emilie M., Chown, Steven L.

“…We compared the precision, bias and accuracy of two techniques that were recently proposed to estimate the contributions of cuticular and respiratory water…”
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Metabolic Rate in Female Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) : Age, Size, Activity, and Feeding Effects by Gray, Emilie M., Bradley, Timothy J.

“…We used flow-through respirometry on female mosquitoes to observe individual ventilatory pattern and to measure metabolic rate at rest, during activity and…”
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