Eggshell sampling: Quantitative or qualitative data?

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-76

  Dale, P E R ^a   Ritchie, S A ^b   Chapman, H ^a   Brown, M D ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes vigilax; Eggshells; Habitats; Qualitative data; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; MOSQUITO; OOCYTE; POPULATION DENSITY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL SEPARATION; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVUM; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 0033091015     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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