A comparison of aedes vigilax larval population densities and associated vegetation categories in a coastal wetland, Northern Territory, Australia

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Jacups, S P ^a   Kurucz, N ^b   Whelan, P I ^b   Carter, J M ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Medical Entomology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes vigilax; Landscape ecology; Mosquito control

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; LARVA; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; TSUNAMI; WETLAND;

AEDES; ANIMALS; LARVA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PLANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; RAIN; TIDAL WAVES; WETLANDS;

AEDES VIGILAX; BARMAH FOREST VIRUS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 75649083849     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/038.034.0217     Document Type: Article

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