Predation on Mosquito Larvae by Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Presence of Alternate Prey

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 570-581

  Kumar, Ram ^a   Rao, T Ramakrishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Copepoda; Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides; Predation; Vector control

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; MOSQUITO; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CERIODAPHNIA; CILIOPHORA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CORNUTA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; CYCLOPOIDA; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MESOCYCLOPS; MESOCYCLOPS THERMOCYCLOPOIDES; MOINA; MOINA MACROCOPA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0345598916     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200310631     Document Type: Article

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