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sporogony
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sporogony [spə′räg·ə·nē]
(biology)
Reproduction by means of spores.
(invertebrate zoology)
Propagative reproduction involving formation, by sexual processes, and subsequent division of a zygote.


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We investigated the effects of deforestation on microclimates and sporogonic development of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in an area of the western Kenyan highland prone to malaria epidemics.
A reduction in the length of the sporogonic period, due to increments in temperature during El Nino events, probably plays a more important role in the increase of malaria transmission.
falciparum sporogonic cycle ([approximately equal to] 11 days at 28 [degrees]C), which is compatible with mosquitoes' longevity at that time.
 
 
 
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