The effects of infection with plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis on the reproductive fitness of the mosquito anopheles gambiae

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Ahmed, A M ^a   Maingon, R D ^a   Taylor, P J ^a   Hurd, H ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Malaria; Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis reproductive fitness; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; PLASMODIUM YOELII;

EID: 0032866879     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1999.9652703     Document Type: Article

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