Seasonal dynamics of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Osijek (Croatia) for the period 1995-2004

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 760-767

  Bogojević, Mirta Sudarić ^a   Merdić, Enrih ^a   Turić, Nataša ^a   Jeličić, Željka ^a   Zahirović, Željko ^a   Vrućina, Ivana ^a   Merdić, Sanja ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aedes vexans; CDC trap; Mosquitoes; Seasonal dynamics; Water level

Indexed keywords

AEDES VEXANS; ANOPHELES MACULIPENNIS; COQUILLETTIDIA; CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; CULISETA; DIPTERA; OCHLEROTATUS STICTICUS;

EID: 70349731612     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0138-z     Document Type: Article

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