Knowing Insects: Hosts, Vectors and Companions of Science

Science as Culture

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Beisel, Uli ^a   Kelly, Ann H ^b   Tousignant, Noémi ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency; companion; entomology; Insects; materiality; model organism; non human; scientific labour; vector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876015932     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505431.2013.776367     Document Type: Article

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