An effective indoor mesocosm for studying populations of anopheles gambiae in temperate climates

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 514-516

  Stone, Christopher M ^a   Taylor, Robin M ^a   Foster, Woodbridge A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Population behavior; Resting tubes; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CLIMATE; ENTOMOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 72949089499     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/08-5885.1     Document Type: Article

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