Oviposition preference for freshwater in the coastal malaria vector, Anopheles farauti

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-294

  Foley, Desmond H ^a   Bryan, Joan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annopheles farauti; Distribution; Malaria; Oviposition preference; Salinity

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

EID: 0033190789     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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