Definition of species in the Culex sitiens subgroup (Diptera: Culicidae) from Papua New Guinea and Australia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 736-742

  Chapman, H F ^a,b   Kay, B H ^a   Ritchie, S A ^c   Van Den Hurk, A F ^c   Hughes, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biochemical taxonomy; Culex (Culex) sitiens subgroup; Culicidae; Papua New Guinea

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POPULATION GENETICS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; ISOENZYMES; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0034267495     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.5.736     Document Type: Article

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