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Mortality profile of female Rhodnius robustus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Mortality profile of 48 adult females of Rhodnius robustus shows that data analyzed by weeks and days have a statistical significantly fit (p<0.0001), that allows to affirm that mortality of this species is Gompertzian.

Rhodnius; Insect vectors; Mortality


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