Habitat characteristics and eggshell distribution of the salt marsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax, in marshes in subtropical eastern Australia

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Dale, Pat E R ^a   Knight, Jon ^b   Kay, Brian H ^b   Chapman, Heather ^a,d   Ritchie, Scott A ^c   Brown, Michael D ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental characteristics; Intertidal wetlands; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AEDES VIGILAX; ALISMATALES; AMARANTHACEAE; CARYOPHYLLALES; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; JUNCAGINACEAE; PAVON; POACEAE; POALES; SALICORNIA; SARCOCORNIA QUINQUEFLORA; SPOROBOLUS VIRGINICUS; TRIGLOCHIN; TRIGLOCHIN STRIATA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; WETLAND;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; QUEENSLAND; WETLANDS;

EID: 41949098243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.008.2501     Document Type: Article

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