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.

蚊子卵颜色越深，越能抵抗干燥环境：黑色素增强了伊蚊、按蚊和库蚊等蚊媒卵的浆膜角质层对抵抗干燥的作用