Oviposition and larval habitat preferences of the saltwater mosquito, aedes vigilax, in a subtropical mangrove forest in Queensland, Australia

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Knight, Jon ^a,b   Griffin, Lachlan ^a   Dale, Pat ^a   Phinn, Stuart ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

basin forest; Coombabah Lake; depression; eggshell density; environmental characteristics; intertidal wetlands

Indexed keywords

AEDES VIGILAX; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; WETLAND;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; QUEENSLAND; TREES; WETLANDS;

EID: 84864083012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.0601     Document Type: Article

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