Phenotypic diversity of Triatoma infestans at the microgeographic level in the Gran Chaco of Argentina and the Andean Valleys of Bolivia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 660-666

  Abrahan, L ^a   Hernandez L ^a   Gorla, D ^a   Catala S ^a  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antennal sensilla; Chagas disease; Habitat; Phenotype; Triatoma infestans

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; TRIATOMA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; TRIATOMA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CAPRA HIRCUS; GALLUS GALLUS; HEXAPODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 49249108446     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[660:PDOTIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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