Anthropophilic behaviour of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Vale do Paraíba region, Southeastern Brazil;Comportamento antropofílico de Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) na região do Vale do Paraíba, Sudeste do Brasil

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-130

  Marques, Gisela Rita Alvarenga Monteiro ^a   De Castro Gomes, Almério ^b  

^a SUPERINTENDÊNCIA DE CONTROLE DE ENDEMIAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes; Ecology, vectors; Feeding behavior

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DENGUE; DISEASE VECTORS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031107550     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101997000200004     Document Type: Article

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