Seasonal abundance, parity, and survival of adult Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Southern Alberta, Canada

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 959-969

  Lysyk, T J ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Culicoides sonorensis; Parity; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TIME;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES SONORENSIS; DIPTERA;

EID: 36749033360     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[959:SAPASO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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