Characterizing population dynamics of Aedes sollicitans (Diptera: Culicidae) using meteorological data

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 393-402

  Shone, Scott M ^a,b   Curriero, Frank C ^a   Lesser, Cyrus R ^c   Glass, Gregory E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^c Maryland Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes sollicitans; Poisson regression model; Population dynamics; Salt marsh; Weather

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WATER FLOW;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; INSECT VECTORS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA; OCHLEROTATUS SOLLICITANS;

EID: 33750967391     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0393:CPDOAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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