Occurrence of immature Culicoides molestus (Skuse) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in relation to habitat characteristics

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-118

  Cribb, Bronwen W ^a   Brei, Brandon ^a   Ridley, Andrew W ^a   Merritt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biting midge; Development; Environmental variables; Substrate modification; Survival

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CULICOIDES MOLESTUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 0037737951     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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