Population interactions between Culex vishnui mosquitoes and their natural enemies in Pondicherry, India

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-88

  Das, P K ^a   Sivagnaname, N ^a   Amalraj, D Dominic ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Culex vishnui subgroup; Parasites; Pathogens; Population interaction; Predators

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARTHROPODA; COELOMOMYCES; CULEX VISHNUI; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIPLONYCHUS INDICUS; GERRIDAE; HYDROPHILIDAE; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; NOTONECTIDAE; NOTOSTRACA; ROMANOMERMIS IYENGARI; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 33748054759     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[84:PIBCVM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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