The Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Greece

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 41-44, 2007, Pages 2683-2699

  Linton, Yvonne Marie ^a   Smith, Lisa ^a   Koliopoulos, George ^b   Zounos, Athanassios K ^b   Samanidou Voyadjoglou, Anna ^c   Patsoula, Eleni ^c   Harbach, Ralph E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

An. melanoon; An. messeae; An. sacharovi; Anopheles maculipennis; Distribution; Greece; ITS2; Maculipennis Complex

Indexed keywords

MALARIA; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES COMPLEX;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANOPHELES MACULIPENNIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 38849200485     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701403255     Document Type: Article

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