Some characteristics of the larval breeding sites of Anopheles culicifacies species B and E in Sri Lanka

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Surendran, S N ^a   Ramasamy, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

An. culicifacies; Breeding habitats; Larval control; Malaria; Species B E; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; LARVA; MALARIA; MITOSIS; MITOSIS RATE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 24144475881     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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