Regulation of aedes aegypti population dynamics in field systems: Quantifying direct and delayed density dependence

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-77

  Walsh, Rachael K ^a,b,c,d,e   Aguilar, Cristobal L ^a,b,c,d,e   Facchinelli, Luca ^a,b,c,d,e   Valerio, Laura ^a,b,c,d,e   Ramsey, Janine M ^a,b,c,d,e   Scott, Thomas W ^a,b,c,d,e   Lloyd, Alun L ^a,b,c,d,e   Gould, Fred ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD; LARVA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION REGULATION; SEASON; SURVIVAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MEXICO; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; WING;

EID: 84880619972     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0378     Document Type: Article

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