Comparison of polymerase chain reaction assay and cytotaxonomy for identification of sibling species of Anopheles fiuviatilis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-171

  Manonmani, A ^a   Nanda, N ^b   Jambulingam, P ^a   Sahu, S ^a   Vijayakumar, T ^a   Ramya Vani, J ^a   Subbarao, S K ^b  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOSQUITO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0242500332     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2002219     Document Type: Article

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