Characteristics of larval anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) habitats in western Kenya

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 282-288

  Gimmg, John E ^a,b   Ombok, Maurice ^a   Kamau, Luna ^a   Hawley, William A ^a,b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

Anopheles funestus; Anopheles gambiae complex; Larval habitats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; KENYA; LARVA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; KENYA; LARVA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 0035290506     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.282     Document Type: Article

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