The contrasting bionomics of culex mosquitoes in Western North America

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 28, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 82-91

  Reisen, William K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bionomics; Culex pipiens complex; Culex stigmatosoma; Culex tarsalis; western North America

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARBOVIRUSES; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; CULEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

ARBOVIRUS; CULEX PEUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX TARSALIS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84871023546     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X-28.4.82     Document Type: Article

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