Spatial statistical analysis of adult mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) counts: An example using light trap data, in Redland Shire, southeastern Queensland, Australia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1143-1156

  Ryan, Peter A ^a   Lyons, Scott A ^a   Alsemgeest, Darren ^a,b,c   Thomas, Paula ^b   Kay, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Redland Shire Council   (Australia)

^c Townsville Water and Waste   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Kriging; Mosquito; Spatial statistics; Vector

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; COQUILLETTIDIA; COQUILLETTIDIA LINEALIS; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; OCHLEROTATUS NOTOSCRIPTUS; OCHLEROTATUS VIGILAX;

EID: 10044254429     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1143     Document Type: Article

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