Distribution of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 560-571

  Lysyk, T J ^a   Dergousoff, S J ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Climate; Epizootic hemorrhagic disease; Species distribution model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANADA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALBERTA; ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

EID: 84899802168     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME13239     Document Type: Article

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