Comparative efficacy of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and the mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) for mosquito control

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 380-390

  Offill, Yvonne A ^a   Walton, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Culex; Larvivorous fish; Mosquitofish; Stickleback

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FISH; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FISHES; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 0033190609     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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