Assessing the suitability of sterile insect technique applied to Aedes aegypti

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 565-577

  Ferreira, Claudia Pio ^a   Yang, Hyun Mo ^b   Esteva, Lourdes ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b IMECC   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Biological control; Cellular automata; STI technique

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 56149115756     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339008002691     Document Type: Article

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