Host Preference of Culex quinquefasciatus in Raipur city of Chattisgarh State

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-22

  Dixit, Vandana ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Kataria, O M ^c   Prasad, G B K S ^b  

^a PT RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CULEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INDIA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; CULEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 0035296195     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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