Biochemical Taxonomy and Enzyme Electrophoretic Profiles during Development, for Three Morphologically Similar Aedes Species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Subgenus Stegomyia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-32

  Gaunt, Christine M Taafe ^a,b   Mutebi, John Paul ^a,c   Munstermann, Leonard E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Aedes cretinus; Aedes flavopictus; Biochemical taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AEDES; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AEDES CRETINUS; AEDES FLAVOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA; STEGOMYIA;

EID: 0842280554     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.1.23     Document Type: Article

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