Diving ability of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 810-812

  Tuno, Nobuko ^a   Miki, Kaori ^b   Minakawa, Noboru ^c   Githeko, Andrew ^d   Yan, Guiyun ^c   Takagi, Masahiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b State University of New York ^*  (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Diving behavior; Larval ecology; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 3342992714     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.810     Document Type: Article

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