Effects of blood meal source on the reproduction of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Richards, Stephanie L ^a,b   Anderson, Sheri L ^a   Yost, Samantha A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood feeding; Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CULEX; FERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CULEX; FERTILITY; REPRODUCTION;

BOVINAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 84860455309     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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