Luana Cristina Farnesi

Embryonic desiccation resistance in Aedes aegypti: presumptive role of the chitinized Serosal Cuticle

Gustavo Lazzaro Rezende, Ademir Jesus Martins, Carla Gentile et al. · BMC Developmental Biology · 2008 · 210 citations · Full text

Embryonic development of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): influence of different constant temperatures

Luana Cristina Farnesi, Ademir Jesus Martins, Denise Valle et al. · Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2009 · 138 citations · Full text

Physical features and chitin content of eggs from the mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti, Anopheles aquasalis and Culex quinquefasciatus: Connection with distinct levels of resistance to desiccation

Luana Cristina Farnesi, Rubem F. S. Menna‐Barreto, Ademir Jesus Martins et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 2015 · 131 citations · Full text

Physiological and Morphological Aspects of Aedes aegypti Developing Larvae: Effects of the Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Novaluron

Luana Cristina Farnesi, José M. Brito, Jutta Linss et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 120 citations · Full text

Biology, Chitin Content, Physiological Parameters +15

Darker eggs of mosquitoes resist more to dry conditions: Melanin enhances serosal cuticle contribution in egg resistance to desiccation in Aedes, Anopheles and Culex vectors

Luana Cristina Farnesi, Helena Vargas, Denise Valle et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017 · 114 citations · Full text

Entomology, Reproductive Biology, Embryology +18