Species composition and distribution of adult Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) in Panama

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 841-851

  Loaiza, J R ^a,b   Bermingham, E ^b   Scott, M E ^c   Rovira, J R ^d   Conn, J E ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud   (Panama)

^e WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Human biting rate; Malaria; Panama

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; PANAMA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DEMOGRAPHY; PANAMA;

ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; ANOPHELES AQUASALIS; ANOPHELES NEIVAI; ANOPHELES PSEUDOPUNCTIPENNIS; ANOPHELES PUNCTIMACULA; ANOPHELES VESTITIPENNIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; KUNA;

EID: 52749098925     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[841:SCADOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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