Culex mosquitoes in temporary urban rain pools: Seasonal dynamics and relation to environmental variables

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-373

  Fischer, Sylvia ^a   Schweigmann, Nicolás ^a,b  

^a Ciudad Universitaria   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Culex; Environmental variables; Mosquito larvae; Temporary waters; Urban pools

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER;

CULEX PIPIENS;

EID: 14744302668     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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