The effect of temperature on leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) development in sand flies

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 955-958

  Hlavacova, J ^a   Votypka, J ^a   Volf, P ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

climate change; leishmaniasis; sand fly; Viannia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMUS; PSYCHODIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84884621676     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME13053     Document Type: Article

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