Modeling the population dynamics of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae), along an elevational gradient in Hawaii

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1157-1170

  Ahumada, Jorge A ^a   Lapointe, Dennis ^a,b   Samuel, Michael D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Hawaii; Population model; Rainfall; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LOA; MAUNA;

EID: 10144222959     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1157     Document Type: Article

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