Morphological method for sexing anopheline larvae

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Emami, S N ^a   Vatandoost, H ^a   Oshaghi, M A ^a   Mohtarami, F ^a   Javadian, E ^a   Raeisi, A ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles larvae; Malaria; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FLY; GENDER IDENTITY; LARVAL STAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; LARVA; MALARIA; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 36849009892     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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