Life tables of Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae) in nature in southern Florida

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 385-392

  Campos, R E ^a   Lounibos, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Life tables; Mortality; Survivorship; Toxorhynchites rutilus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006081783     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/37.3.385     Document Type: Article

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