Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 1(1), pp. 1 - 6
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2013.010101
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Morphometric Variations in Mysore City Populations of Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) Larvae

Anirudh R. Acharya^*, Jhansi Lakshmi Magisetty, Vijayan V. A.
Department of Studies in Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570006, India

ABSTRACT

The posterior-segment morphology of Culex quinquefasciatus fourth-instars of the three populations from Mysore city were observed for morphological variations. Two field populations, i.e., from Manasagangotri and Chamundi hill, and one laboratory population were considered. Eight morphological parameters regarding to siphon, saddle, and number of comb-scales and pecten-teeth of 115 larvae from each population were measured. MANOVA-ANOVA denoted that the three populations were significantly different from each other with regard to all the parameters (p < 0.005). Pair-wise comparison revealed that each population was distinct in one or the other parameter. The DA generated two canonical functions, both being highly significant; where the Function 1 explained 66.2%, and the Function 2 explained 33.8% variations within the data, and indicated that the siphon index and the siphon length and width were the most distinguishing parameters. Classification of groups results found that

KEYWORDS
Culex quinquefasciatus Larvae, Variations, Morphometry, Mysore City

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[1] Anirudh R. Acharya , Jhansi Lakshmi Magisetty , Vijayan V. A. , "Morphometric Variations in Mysore City Populations of Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) Larvae," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1 - 6, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2013.010101.

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Anirudh R. Acharya , Jhansi Lakshmi Magisetty , Vijayan V. A. (2013). Morphometric Variations in Mysore City Populations of Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) Larvae. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 1(1), 1 - 6. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2013.010101.