Development of DNA probes for the identification of sibling species A of the Anopheles culicifacies (Diptera: Culicidae) complex

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 345-353

  Gunasekera, Maya B ^a   de Silva, B G D N K ^b   Abeyewickreme, W ^c   Subbarao, S K ^d   Nandadasa, H G ^b   Karunanayake, E H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 84973988057     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300036075     Document Type: Article

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