Anopheline mosquito survival strategies during the dry period in western Kenya

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 388-392

  Minakawa, Noboru ^a   Githure, John I ^b   Beier, John C ^c   Yan, Guiyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Dry season survival strategy; Larval ecology; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; KENYA; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; KENYA; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0035347520     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.3.388     Document Type: Article

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