Relationships of the Ross River virus (Togoviridae: Alphavirus) vector, Aedes camptorhynchus (Thomson) (Diptera: Culicidae), to biotic and abiotic factors in saltmarshes of south-eastern Tasmania, Australia: A preliminary study

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 344-355

  Carver, Scott ^a   Goater, Sarah ^b   R Allen, Geoff ^c   Rowbottom, Raylea M ^c   Fearnley, Emily ^b   Weinstein, Philip ^b,d  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes camptorhynchus; Competition; Land use; Mosquito; Vector abundance

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455181545     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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