Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) development within microhabitats of an Iowa wetland

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 685-693

  Mercer, David R ^a   Sheeley, Sara L ^a   Brown, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Microhabitat; Mosquito larval development; Palustrine wetland

Indexed keywords

AEDES (GENUS); AEDES (SUBGENUS); AEDES VEXANS; ARBOVIRUS; BUTEOGALLUS; CULEX (GENUS); CULEX (SUBGENUS); CULEX TARSALIS; CULEX TERRITANS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; URANOTAENIA SAPPHIRINA;

EID: 22844443532     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.4.685     Document Type: Article

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