Nature, nurture and evolution of intra-species variation in mosquito arbovirus transmission competence

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 249-277

  Tabachnick, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboviruses; Environmental determinants; Evolution; Genetic determinants; Mosquitoes; Vector competence

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MOSQUITO; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIRUS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; ARBOVIRUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DENGUE VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MOSQUITO; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; YELLOW FEVER FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 84873828017     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10010249     Document Type: Review

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