Differential predation of the planarian Dugesia tigrina on two mosquito species under laboratory conditions

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-83

  Melo, Adriano S ^a   Andrade, Carlos Fernando S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Differential predation; Mosquito; Mosquito control; Planarian

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; FOOD CHAIN; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; TURBELLARIA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FOOD CHAIN; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLANARIANS;

EID: 0035286932     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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