Buoyancy and diving behavior in mosquito pupae

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-199

  Romoser, William S ^a   Lucas, Ernest A ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diving behavior; Energy conservation; Pupa; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CULEX; DIVING; INSECT;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CULEX; DIVING; PUPA;

EID: 0033144174     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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