Epidemiological consequences of a newly discovered cryptic subgroup of Anopheles gambiae

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 947-949

  Yakob, Laith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lotka Volterra model; Malaria; Vectorial capacity

Indexed keywords

CRYPSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTOZOAN;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 82455192856     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0453     Document Type: Article

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