A morphological investigation of Culicoides spp. biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Caribbean

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-61

  Blackwell, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Culicoides biting midges; Morphology; West Indies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHEMORECEPTOR; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MOUTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEEP DISEASE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHEMORECEPTORS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOUTH; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES IMPUNCTATUS; CULICOIDES NUBECULOSUS; CULICOIDES PARAENSIS; DIPTERA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3442901435     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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