Fate of culex pipiens: Vector of many pathogenic viruses

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1031-1033

  Sohail, Mouhammad Nouman ^a   Munir, Saba ^a  

^a Asian Network for Scientific Information   (Pakistan)

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CULEX PIPIENS;

EID: 80054692864     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2011.1031.1033     Document Type: Article

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