Population dynamics of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) at two foci of leishmaniasis in Texas

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 268-277

  McHugh, Chad P ^a,b   Ostrander, Brian F ^a   Raymond, Russell W ^a   Kerr, Sara F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Leishmaniasis; Lutzomyia; Population ecology; Temporal abundance; Texas

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHODIDAE; SEX RATIO; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHODIDAE; SEX RATIO; TEXAS;

EID: 0035291305     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.268     Document Type: Article

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