Comparison of fatty acid contents and composition in major lipid classes of larvae and adults of mosquitoes （Diptera： Culicidae） from a steppe region

• Published in: 中国昆虫科学：英文版 no. 5; pp. 585 - 600
• Main Author: Nadezhda N. Sushchik Yuri A. Yurchenko Michaill. Gladyshev Olga E. Belevich Galina S. Kalachova Angelika A. Kolmakova
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: n-3多不饱和脂肪酸; 双翅目; 幼虫; 脂肪酸含量; 脂质; 草原地区; 蚊子; 蚊科

Emerging aquatic insects, including mosquitoes, are known to transfer to terrestrial ecosystems specific essential biochemicals, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids （PUFA）. We studied fatty acid （FA） composition and contents of dominant mosquito populations （Diptera： Culicidae）, that is, Anopheles m...