Life-table analysis of Anopheles malaria vectors: Generational mortality as tool in mosquito vector abundance and control studies

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-53

  Okogun, Godwin Ray Anugboba ^a  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

An. gambiae; An. pseudopunctipennis; Generational mortality; Life table analysis; Nigeria; Vector abundance; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES PSEUDOPUNCTIPENNIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE TABLE; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BREEDING; CANNIBALISM; INSECT VECTORS; LIFE TABLES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA; SEASONS;

EID: 24144469094     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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