Host-seeking heights, host-seeking activity patterns, and West Nile virus infection rates for members of the Culex pipiens complex at different habitat types within the hybrid zone, Shelby County, TN, 2002 (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-288

  Savage, Harry M ^a   Anderson, Michael ^b   Gordon, Emily ^a   Mcmillen, Larry ^b   Colton, Leak ^a   Delorey, Mark ^a   Sutherland, Genevieve ^a   Aspen, Stephen ^a   Charnetzky, Dawn ^a   Burkhalter, Kristen ^a   Godsey, Marvin ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Memphis/Shelby County Vector Control   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens complex; Host seeking activity period; Host seeking height; Pipiens; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CHICKENS; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEASONS; TENNESSEE; TIME FACTORS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CULEX ERRATICUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 41049103464     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[276:HHHAPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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