Investigation of cuticular hydrocarbons for determining the age and survivorship of Australasian mosquitoes

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 462-474

  Hugo, Leon E ^a   Kay, Brian H ^a   Eaglesham, Geoff K ^b   Holling, Neil ^b   Ryan, Peter A ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; HEPTACOSANE; HEXACOSANE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; NONACOSANE; OCTACOSANE; OCTADECANE; PENTACOSANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AGE DETERMINATION; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES FARAUTI; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CUTICLE; DENGUE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALARIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OCHLEROTATUS VIGILAX; SURVIVAL; AEDES; AGE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE CARRIER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES FARAUTI; OCHLEROTATUS VIGILAX;

AEDES; AGE FACTORS; ALKANES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; AUSTRALASIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INSECT VECTORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645971352     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.462     Document Type: Article

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