Characterization of aquatic mosquito habitat, natural enemies, and immature mosquitoes in the Artibonite Valley, Haiti

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Caillouët, Kevin A ^a   Keating, Joseph ^a   Eisele, Thomas P ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes; Anopheles albimanus; Culex; Haiti; Larval habitat; Predators

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAITI; LARVA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HAITI; LARVA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS;

EID: 54749158512     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[191:COAMHN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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