Mosquito density forecast from flooding: Population dynamics model for Aedes caspius (Pallas)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-254

  Balenghien, T ^a,b   Carron, A ^c   Sinegre G ^c   Bicout, D J ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c Entente Interdepartementale pour la Demoustication du Littoral Mediterraneen   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes caspius; environmental factors; modelling; mosquitoes; population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUPA;

HEXAPODA; OCHLEROTATUS CASPIUS; OCHLEROTATUS STICTICUS;

EID: 77955851767     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485309990745     Document Type: Article

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