The potential of cladocerans as controphic competitors of the mosquito Culex pipiens

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 554-560

  Duquesne, Sabine ^a   Kroeger, Iris ^a   Kutyniok, Magdalene ^a   Liess, Matthias ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

competition; Development; mosquito larvae; oviposition; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DAPHNIA; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GERMANY; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DAPHNIA; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GERMANY; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION; WETLANDS;

CULEX PIPIENS; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 79955975575     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09282     Document Type: Article

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