Ecology of the malaria vector, Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara Galvão and Damasceno in Trinidad, West Indies

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-28

  Chadee, Dave D ^a,b   Wilkerson, Richard C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles marajoara; Blood feeding; PCR methods; Seasonal distribution; Taxonomy; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALARIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANOPHELES MARAJOARA;

EID: 33646489540     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[22:EOTMVA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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