A preliminary attempt to use climate data and satellite imagery to model the abundance and distribution of Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 80-89

  Baylis, M ^a   Meiswinkel, R ^a,b   Venter, G J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climate; Culicoides imicola; LST; Model; NDVI; Rainfall; Satellite imagery; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; DIPTERA; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSECTA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLIMATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE CARRIER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; PREVALENCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLIMATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033139561     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v70i2.759     Document Type: Article

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