Studies on Anopheles fluviatilis and Anopheles culicifacies sibling species in relation to malaria in forested hilly and deforested riverine ecosystems in northern Orissa, India

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-205

  Nanda, Nutan ^a   Yadav, R S ^a,b   Subbarao, Sarala K ^a   Joshi, Hema ^a   Sharma, V P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles culicifacies; Anopheles fluviatilis; Bionomics; Ecosystem; Malaria transmission; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES FLUVIATILIS;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; INDIA; MALARIA; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; TREE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ECOSYSTEM; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TREES;

EID: 0034268309     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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