Statistical estimation of degree days of mosquito development under fluctuating temperatures in the field

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-112

  Gu, Weidong ^a   Novak, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Culex restuans; Degree day; Maximum likelihood estimation; Phenology model; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

CULEX RESTUANS;

EID: 33748083643     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[107:SEODDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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