Influence of season and meteorological parameters on flight activity of Culicoides biting midges

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1355-1364

  Sanders, Christopher J ^a   Shortall, Chris R ^b   Gubbins, Simon ^a   Burgin, Laura ^d   Gloster, John ^a,d   Harrington, Richard ^b   Reynolds, Don R ^b,c   Mellor, Phillip S ^a   Carpenter, Simon ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Dispersal; Rothamsted suction trap; Surveillance; Vector

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE VECTOR; DISPERSAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; INSECT; PALEARCTIC REGION; SEASONALITY; VIRAL DISEASE;

EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARBOVIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80055090747     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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