Culex nigripalpus Theobald (Diptera, Culicidae) feeding habit at the Parque Ecológico do Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 663-668

  Laporta, Gabriel Z ^a   Crivelaro, Thaís B ^a   Vicentin, Elaine C ^a   Amaro, Priscila ^b   Branquinho, Maria S ^b   Sallum, Maria Anice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SUPERINTENDÊNCIA DE CONTROLE DE ENDEMIAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disease reservoirs; Food chain; Insect vectors; Parasites; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CULEX NIGRIPALPUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MUCAMBO VIRUS; RODENTIA; ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 59949099913     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262008000400019     Document Type: Article

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