Longevity of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) compared in cages and field under ambient conditions in rural Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 456-462

  Strickman, Daniel ^a,b  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 33845795639     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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