The association between the phytoplankton, Rhopalosolen species (Chlorophyta; Chlorophyceae), and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (Diptera: Culicidae) larval abundance in western Kenya

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 476-482

  Tuno, Nobuko ^a   Githeko, Andrew K ^b   Nakayama, Takeshi ^c   Minakawa, Noboru ^a   Takagi, Masahiro ^a   Yan, Guiyun ^d  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Anopheles gambiae; Green algae; Malaria vector; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GREEN ALGA; INSECT; LARVA; PHYTOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33746459264     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0131-0     Document Type: Article

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