Detritus type alters the outcome of interspecific competition between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-383

  Murrell, Ebony G ^a   Juliano, Steven A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Artificial containers; Condition specific competition; Culicidae

Indexed keywords

TANNIN DERIVATIVE; WATER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANNINS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 44449127622     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[375:DTATOO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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