Host-feeding preference of the mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, in Yucatan State, Mexico

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Garcia Rejon, Julian E ^a   Blitvich, Bradley J ^b   Farfan Ale, Jose A ^a   Loroño Pino, Maria A ^a   Chi Chim, Wilberth A ^a   Flores Flores, Luis F ^a   Rosado Paredes, Elsy ^a   Baak Baak, Carlos ^a   Perez Mutul, Jose ^a   Suarez Solis, Victor ^a   Fernandez Salas, Ildefonso ^c   Beaty, Barry J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood meal identification; Flavivirus; Human blood index; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAT; CULEX; DOG; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HORSE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CATS; CULEX; DOGS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HORSES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEXICO; SWINE;

EID: 77957681725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.3201     Document Type: Article

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