The effects of infection with Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis on the reproductive fitness of Anopheles stephensi

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-369

  Jahan, N ^a   Hurd, H ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; EGG PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HATCHING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PLASMODIUM YOELII NIGERIENSIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030751551     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1997.11813151     Document Type: Article

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