Modelling the influence of temperature and rainfall on the population dynamics of Anopheles arabiensis

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Abiodun, Gbenga J ^a   Maharaj, Rajendra ^b   Witbooi, Peter ^a   Okosun, Kazeem O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Mathematical model; Population dynamics; Rainfall; Temperature

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; IMAGO; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY RATE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VECTOR CONTROL; WATER AVAILABILITY; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; SOUTH AFRICA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84978538373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1411-6     Document Type: Article

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