A preliminary characterization of the physiological ecology of overwintering Anopheles mosquitoes in the midwestern USA

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 126-127

  Wallace, John R ^a,b   Grimstad, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles mosquitoes; Cold hardiness; Overwintering

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES MOSQUITO; ANOPHELES QUADRIMACULATUS;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ECOLOGY; INDIANA; MICHIGAN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036593776     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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