Abundance of West Nile virus mosquito vectors in relation to climate and landscape variables

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-85

  Deichmeister, Jayne M ^a,c   Telang, Aparna ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Arbovirus; Culex pipiens; Culex restuans; Geographical information systems (GIS); Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CULEX; CULICIDAE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; TEMPERATURE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARBOVIRUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX RESTUANS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 79957980663     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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