Abundance and species composition of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at cattle facilities in Southern Alberta, Canada

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 840-849

  Lysyk, T J ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Cattle; Culicoides; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON;

ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

BOS TAURUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES COCKERELLII; CULICOIDES CREPUSCULARIS; CULICOIDES PALMERAE; CULICOIDES SONORENSIS; CULICOIDES WISCONSINENSIS; CULICOIDES YUKONENSIS; DIPTERA;

EID: 33750933288     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[840:AASCOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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