Studies on mosquitoes breeding in rock pools on inselbergs around Zaria, northern Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Adebote, David A ^a   Oniye, Sonnie J ^a   Muhammed, Yunus A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aedes vittatus; Inselbergs; Mosquitoes; Nigeria; Rock pools; Yellow fever

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANOPHELES; ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTHROPOD LIFE CYCLE STAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

AEDES; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BREEDING; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; NIGERIA; RAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 40449094602     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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