Laboratory tests of oviposition by the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, on dark soil as influenced by presence or absence of vegetation

Malaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Huang, Juan ^a   Walker, Edward D ^a,b   Otienoburu, Philip E ^c   Amimo, Fred ^a,c   Vulule, John ^c   Miller, James R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kenya Medical Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GRASS; KENYA; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; COLOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; KENYA; OVIPOSITION; POACEAE; SOIL;

EID: 33750205146     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-88     Document Type: Article

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