Variation of tsetse fly abundance in relation to habitat and host presence in the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 34-43

  Ngonyoka, Anibariki ^a,d   Gwakisa, Paul S ^a,b   Estes, Anna B ^a,c   Nnko, Happiness J ^a,d   Hudson, Peter J ^a,c   Cattadori, Isabella M ^c  

^a NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Habitat; livestock; Maasai Steppe; tsetse fly; wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; GLOSSINIDAE; INSECT VECTOR; RECREATIONAL PARK; SEASON; TANZANIA;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT VECTORS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; SEASONS; TANZANIA; TSETSE FLIES;

EID: 85019170803     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12237     Document Type: Article

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