Distribution of the Simulium metallicum complex in Mexico in relation to selected environmental variables

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-149

  Millest, A L ^a   Cheke, R A ^a   Greenwood, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Cytotypes; Mexico; Onchocerciasis; pH; Simulium metallicum; Temperature; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FLY; HUMAN; LARVA; MEXICO;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; LARVA; MEXICO; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0033133745     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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