Genetic and morphological variation in three snow pool Aedes mosquito species of the subgenus Ochlerotatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 902-908

  Gimnig, John E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes abserratus; Aedes hexodontus; Aedes punctor; Allozymes; Genetic clines; Larval morphology

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034324615     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.6.902     Document Type: Article

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