Selection of biting sites by mosquitoes

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 200, 1996, Pages 89-103

  De Jong, Ruurd ^a,b   Knols, Bart G J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS;

EID: 0030331206     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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