Geographical distribution and evaluation of mosquito larvivorous potential of Aphanius dispar (Rüppell), a native fish of Gujarat, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 236-240

  Haq, Sarfarazul ^a   Yadav, Rajpal S ^b  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aphanius dispar; Geographical distribution; India; Indigenous fish; Killifish; Larvivorous fishes; Mosquito control

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; APHANIUS DISPAR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855887880     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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