The diurnal activity, movement and trypanosome infection rates of glossina fuscipes fuscipes (diptera: glossinidae) in buvuma island, lake victoria, uganda

Insect Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 477-484

  Ogwal, Lonjino M ^a   Kalyebi, Andrew ^b,c   Kaddu, John B ^b  

^a Coordinating Office for Control of Trypanosomiasis ^*  (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buvuma; Dispersal; Glossina; Movement; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GLOSSINA FUSCIPES FUSCIPES; GLOSSINIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 65249103397     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2007.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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