Morphometric changes of Triatoma flavida Neiva, 1911 (Hemiptera: Triatominae) in the transition from sylvatic to laboratory conditions

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-130

  Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jinnay ^a   Fuentes González, Omar ^a   Nodarse, Jorge Fraga ^a   Monzote Fidalgo, Lianet ^a   Dujardin, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Morphometric changes; Sylvatic laboratory; Triatoma flavida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTYPE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHAGAS DISEASE; INBREEDING; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES HABITAT; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TRIATOMA;

EID: 34248342224     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652007000200013     Document Type: Article

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