Survival of West Nile virus-challenged Southern house mosquitoes, Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus, in relation to environmental temperatures

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 123-133

  Alto, Barry W ^a   Richards, Stephanie L ^b   Anderson, Sheri L ^a   Lord, Cynthia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult lifespan; Arbovirus infection; Culex; Flavivirus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CULEX; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; MALE; TEMPERATURE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84900029993     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2014.12078.x     Document Type: Article

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