Characterization of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) Larval Habitats in Belize, Central America

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-211

  Manguin, Sylvie ^a   Roberts, Donald R ^a   Andre, Richard G ^a   Rejmankova, Eliska ^a,b   Hakre, Shilpa ^a,c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Epidemiological Research Center   (Belize)

Author keywords

Anopheles albimanus; Anopheles darlingi; Belize; Distribution; Larval habitats; Malaria vectors

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; ANOPHELES DARLINGI; CHLOROPHYTA; CULICIDAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DIPTERA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BELIZE; LARVA; NASA DISCIPLINE GENERAL SPACE LIFE SCIENCES; NON-NASA CENTER; PH; SEASON;

NASA DISCIPLINE GENERAL SPACE LIFE SCIENCES; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BELIZE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARVA; SEASONS;

EID: 0030102858     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.2.205     Document Type: Article

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