Genetic-morphometric variation in Culex quinquefasciatus from Brazil and La Plata, Argentina

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 672-676

  de Morais, Sirlei Antunes ^a   Moratore, Camila ^a,b   Suesdek, Lincoln ^a,b   Marrelli, Mauro Toledo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clines; Culex pipiens complex; Culex quinquefasciatus; Molecular identification; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 77957239746     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000500012     Document Type: Article

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