Effects of microcosm scaling and food resources on growth and survival of larval Culex pipiens

BMC Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Wynn, Gregory ^a   Paradise, Christopher J ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CULEX PIPIENS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BIOMASS; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LARVA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE;

EID: 1842869354     PISSN: 14726785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-1-3     Document Type: Article

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