Distribution and habitats of mosquito larvae in the Kingdom of Tonga

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-338

  Harding, Jon S ^a   Brown, Culum ^b   Jones, Felicity ^b   Taylor, Russell ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EcoCare Pacific Trust   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Artificial habitat; Larva; Mosquito; Tonga

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS;

EID: 35148863920     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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