Spiracular Indices in Anopheles stephensi: A Taxonomic Tool to Identify Ecological Variants

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 747-749

  Nagpal, B N ^a   Srivastava, A ^a   Kalra, N L ^a   Subbarao, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi type form; Ecological variants; Spiracular index; Taxonomic tools; Thoracic spiracle length; Variant mysorensis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI;

EID: 1642489040     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.747     Document Type: Article

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