A description and morphometric comparison of eggs of species of the Anopheles gambiae complex

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-185

  Lounibos, L P ^a   Coetzee, M ^b   Duzak, D ^a   Nishimura, N ^a   Linley, J R ^a   Service, M W ^c   Cornel, A J ^d,e   Fontenille, D ^f,g   Mukwaya, L G ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e University of California   (United States)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

^g Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^h UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Egg attributes; Malaria; Morphology; Scanning electron microscopy; Vectors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; OOCYTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; OVUM;

EID: 0033145995     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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