An agent-based model of the population dynamics of Anopheles gambiae

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Niaz Arifin, S M ^a   Zhou, Ying ^a   Davis, Gregory J ^a   Gentile, James E ^a   Madey, Gregory R ^a   Collins, Frank H ^a,b  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE CARRIER; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HABITAT; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; SIMULATION;

EID: 84988864524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-424     Document Type: Article

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