Factors associated with distribution of Anopheles aquasalis and Anopheles oswaldoi (Diptera: Culicidae) in a malarious area, Northeastern Venezuela

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-238

  Grillet, Maria Eugenia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anopheles aquasalis; Anopheles oswaldoi; Environmental factors; Larval habitats; Malaria; Spatial and temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES AQUASALIS; ANOPHELES OSWALDOI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; OSWALDOI;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; MALARIA; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; MALARIA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0034154262     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.2.231     Document Type: Article

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