Analysis of the relationship between density and dominance of anopheles minimus (Diptera: Culicidae) with environmental parameters in southern Yunnan Province, Peoples Republic of China

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1007-1010

  Meide, Liu ^a   Xuezhong, Wang ^b   Tongyan, Zhao ^a   Zhunwei, Du ^b   Yande, Dong ^a   Baolin, Lu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

Author keywords

Anopheles minimus; Correlation; Environment; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENT; MALARIA; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANOPHELES MINIMUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 56749155828     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1007:AOTRBD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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