Validation of ecological niche models for potential malaria vectors in the republic of Korea

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-213

  Foley, Desmond H ^a   Klein, Terry A ^b   Kim, Heung Chul ^c   Brown, Tracy ^a   Wilkerson, Richard C ^a   Rueda, Leopoldo M ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Force Health Protection   (United States)

^c 65th Medical Brigade ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

distribution; ecological niche models; Korea; malaria; mosquito

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; MALARIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOUTH KOREA;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALARIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

ANOPHELES SINENSIS; HYRCANUS GROUP; PULLUS;

EID: 77953863679     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/09-5939.1     Document Type: Article

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