Blood feeding patterns of potential arbovirus vectors of the genus Culex targeting ectothermic hosts

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 809-815

  Burkett Cadena, Nathan D ^b   Graham, Sean P ^b   Hassan, Hassan K ^a   Guyer, Craig ^b   Eubanks, Micky D ^c   Katholi, Charles R ^d   Unnasch, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CULEX; CULEX PECCATOR; CULEX TERRITANS; FEEDING; FEMALE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ARBOVIRUS; CULEX PECCATOR; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 55849126348     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.809     Document Type: Article

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