Culex restuans (Diptera: Culicidae) oviposition behavior determined by larval habitat quality and quantity in Southeastern Michigan

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-186

  Reiskind, Michael H ^a   Wilson, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Landscape ecology; Larval habitat; Mosquito oviposition; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CULEX RESTUANS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 1642547086     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.2.179     Document Type: Article

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