Analysis of survival of young and old Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Puerto Rico and Thailand

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 537-547

  Harrington, Laura C ^a,b   Buonaccorsi, John P ^a,c   Edman, John D ^a   Costero, Adriana ^a,d   Kittayapong, Pattamaporn ^a,e   Clark, Gary G ^a,f   Scott, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Adult survivorship; Aedes aegypti; Dispersal; Mark release recapture data analysis; Puerto Rico; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

AEDES; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; THAILAND;

AEDES; AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; PUERTO RICO; THAILAND;

EID: 0035404603     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.4.537     Document Type: Article

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