Identification of six sibling species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by a polymerase chain reaction assay

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 837-843

  Proft, Jana ^a   Maier, Walter A ^a   Kampen, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FLY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANOPHELES MACULIPENNIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0032874639     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050642     Document Type: Article

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