Development and survival of immature Culex annulirostris mosquitoes in southeast Queensland

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-186

  Mottram, P ^a,b   Kettle, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breeding sites; Culex annulirostris; Development; Larvae; Life tables; Predators; Pupae; Queensland; Survival

Indexed keywords

LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOSQUITO; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0031126284     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00311.x     Document Type: Article

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