Spatial structuring of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) populations from Northwestern Argentina using wing geometric morphometry

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 643-649

  Schachter Broide, Judith ^a   Dujardin, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Kitron, Uriel ^a,c   Gürtler, Ricardo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometry; Isometric size; Population structure; Shape; Triatoma infestans

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; GALLUS GALLUS; HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 3342975617     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.643     Document Type: Article

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