Asymmetrical competition and patterns of abundance of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 559-570

  Costanzo, Katie S ^a,b   Mormann, Kimberly ^a   Juliano, Steven A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 18444392347     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.4.559     Document Type: Article

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