Biting activity and host preference of the malaria vectors Anopheles maculatus and Anopheles sawadwongporni (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-69

  Muenworn, Vithee ^a   Sungvornyothin, Sungsit ^a   Kongmee, Monthathip ^a   Polsomboon, Suppaluck ^a   Bangs, Michael J ^b   Akrathanakul, Pongthep ^a   Tanasinchayakul, Somchai ^c   Prabaripai, Atchariya ^c   Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Public Health and Malaria Control Department Papua   (Indonesia)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anopheles maculatus; Anopheles sawadwongporni; Feeding activity; Host preference; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

ANOPHELES DRAVIDICUS; ANOPHELES MACULATUS; ANOPHELES NOTANANDAI; ANOPHELES SAWADWONGPORNI; ANOPHELES WILLMORI; BOS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 68949170835     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/038.034.0108     Document Type: Article

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