Host plant preference of Mansonia mosquitoes

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 44, Issue JULY, 2006, Pages 142-144

  Chandra, Goutam ^a   Ghosh, A ^b   Biswas, D ^a   Chatterjee, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

^b NONE

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