Dispersal of Triatoma infestans and other triatominae speciesin the arid Chaco of Argentina - Flying, walking or passive carriage?

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 232-239

  Abrahan, Luciana Beatriz ^a   Gorla, David Eladio ^a   Catalá, Silvia Susana ^a  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas Anillaco   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Dispersive behaviour; Triatoma infestans; Triatomines; Walking dispersion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FLYING; GOAT; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TRIATOMA;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CARRIER STATE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GOATS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; TRIATOMA;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; HEXAPODA; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA ERATYRUSIFORMIS; TRIATOMA GUASAYANA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA PLATENSIS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 79955389194     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000200019     Document Type: Article

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