Cytogenetic characterization of Anopheles sundaicus (Diptera: Culicidae) population from Car Nicobar Island, India

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-176

  Nanda, N ^a   Das, M K ^a   Wattal, S ^a   Adak, T ^a   Subbarao, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles sundaicus; Cytological forms; Cytotype D; Mitotic karyotype; Polytene chromosome

Indexed keywords

CYTOGENETICS; MOSQUITO; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ASIA; CAR NICOBAR; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; NICOBARS; SOUTH ASIA;

ANOPHELES SUNDAICUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 2142731186     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0171:CCOASD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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