Resistance to larvicides in mosquito populations and how it could benefit malaria control

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 415-436

  Liu, Rongsong ^a   Gourley, Stephen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delay; Evolution; Larvicide; Malaria; Mosquito; Stability

Indexed keywords

DELAY; EVOLUTION; LARVICIDE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COSTS; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MALARIA CONTROL;

EID: 84876703644     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: 14694425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956792512000459     Document Type: Article

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