Density independent feeding success of malaria vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Tanzania

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 29-35

  Charlwood, J D ^a   Smith, T ^a,b   Kihonda, J ^a   Heiz, B ^b   Billingsley, P F ^c   Takken, W ^d  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FEEDING SUCCESS; MALARIA VECTOR; MOSQUITO;

TANZANIA, NAMAWALA;

ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0029528298     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300051981     Document Type: Article

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