A comparison of mosquito predation by the fish Pseudomugil signifier Kner and Gambusia holbrooki (Girard) in laboratory trials

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-90

  Willems, Karen J ^a   Webb, Cameron E ^a   Russell, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culex annulirostris; Gambusia holbrooki; Mosquito control; Native fish; Pseudomugil signifer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DISEASE CARRIER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; PSEUDOMUGIL; PSEUDOMUGIL SIGNIFER;

EID: 22144469489     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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