The host-feeding patterns of some culicine mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Gambia

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1978, Pages 695-706

  Snow, W F ^a   Boreham, P F L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84971195689     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300009652     Document Type: Article

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