Radiation-induced sterility for pupal and adult stages of the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis

Malaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Helinski, Michelle E H ^a   Parker, Andrew G ^a   Knols, Bart G J ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; GAMMA RADIATION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PUPATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION STERILIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAMMA RAYS; INSECT VECTORS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MALE; PUPA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 33745045503     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-41     Document Type: Article

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