Habitat heterogeneity and prey selection of Aplocheilus panchax: An indigenous larvivorous fish

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 144-149

  Manna, Barnali ^a   Aditya, Gautam ^a,b   Banerjee, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Aplocheilus panchax; Biological control; Complex habitat; Mosquito larvae

Indexed keywords

APLOCHEILUS PANCHAX; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; LARVIVORE; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; SPECIES HABITAT; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA;

EID: 80052892862     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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