Winter biology of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Córdoba, Argentina

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 253-259

  Fava, F D ^a   Luduena Almeida F F ^a   Almiron W R ^a   Brewer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aedes albifasciatus; Basic population parameters; Female survival; Gonotrophic cycles; Winter biology

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; FEMALE; LARVA; OVUM; PUPA; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035291744     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.253     Document Type: Article

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