Modelling Malaria Control by Introduction of Larvivorous Fish

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2384-2407

  Lou, Yijun ^a,b   Zhao, Xiao Qiang ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease control; Global attractivity; Larvivorous fish; Malaria transmission; Predator prey model; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LARVA; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMODIUM;

EID: 80255138576     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-011-9628-6     Document Type: Article

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