A geographical sampling method for surveys of mosquito larvae in an urban area using high-resolution satellite imagery

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Troyo, Adriana ^a,b   Fuller, Douglas O ^a   Calderón Arguedas, Olger ^b   Beier, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Costa Rica; Mosquitoes; Remote sensing; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CITY; COSTA RICA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOUSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICS; ZOOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CITIES; COSTA RICA; ENTOMOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; SPACECRAFT;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 54749093219     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[1:AGSMFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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