Population biology of malaria within the mosquito: Density-dependent processes and potential implications for transmission-blocking interventions

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Churcher, Thomas S ^a   Dawes, Emma J ^a   Sinden, Robert E ^a   Christophides, George K ^a   Koella, Jacob C ^a   Bas̃ez, María Gloria ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PLASMODIUM; POPULATION BIOLOGY; SPOROGENESIS; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049370703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-311     Document Type: Article

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