Does the Anopheles blood meal - Fecundity curve, curve?

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-86

  Roitberg, Bernard D ^a   Gordon, Ian ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Blood meal; Body size; Fecundity curve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; BODY CONSTITUTION; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BLOOD; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVIPOSITION;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 22144480681     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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