Effect of temperature on the flight activity of culicids in Buenos Aires City, Argentina

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 43, Issue 35-36, 2009, Pages 2167-2177

  Freire, María Gabriela ^a   Schweigmann, Nicolás Joaquín ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Buenos aires; Culicidae; Flight activity; Seasonality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT ACTIVITY; MOSQUITO; SEASONALITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARBOVIRUS; CULICIDAE; GROUP 1 SPECIES; GROUP 2 SPECIES;

EID: 70449670807     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930902993716     Document Type: Article

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