Population analysis of aedes albopictus (skuse) (diptera: Culicidae) under uncontrolled laboratory conditions

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-125

  Nur Aida, H ^a   Abu Hassan, A ^a   Nurita, A T ^a   Che Salmah, M R ^a   Norasmah, B ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 69449099092     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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