Blood feeding success of Aedes aegypti and Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to defensive behavior of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) in the laboratory

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 94-104

  Anderson, R A ^a   Brust, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood feeding; Culex; Defensive behavior; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002643610     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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