Antennal sensilla of two female anopheline sibling species with differing host ranges

Malaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Pitts, R Jason ^a   Zwiebel, Laurence J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES QUADRIANNUCULATUS; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSE ORGAN; SIBLING;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SENSE ORGANS; SMELL;

EID: 33747076067     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-26     Document Type: Article

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