Spread and establishment of Aedes albopictus in southern Switzerland between 2003 and 2014: An analysis of oviposition data and weather conditions

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Flacio, Eleonora ^a,b   Engeler, Lukas ^a   Tonolla, Mauro ^a,c   Müller, Pie ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRECIPITATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER; AEDES; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; INSECT VECTOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; OVUM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 84971015031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1577-3     Document Type: Article

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