Gut content identification of larvae of the Anopheles gambiae complex in western Kenya using a barcoding approach

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 512-518

  Garros, C ^a   Ngugi, N ^b   Githeko, A E ^b   Tuno, N ^c   Yan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae s.l.; Barcoding; Food source; Kenya; Larval ecology

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLOROCOCCALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 43949084031     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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