Bacterial abundance in larval habitats of four species of Anopheles (Diptera:Culicidae) in Belize, Central America

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-238

  Rejmánková, Eliska ^a   Harbin Ireland, Angelique ^a   Lege, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

An. darlingi; An. pseudopunctipennis; An. vestitipennis; Anopheles albimanus; Bacteria; DOC; Larval habitats; POC

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BELIZE; ENVIRONMENT; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BELIZE; ENVIRONMENT; LARVA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0034577377     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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