Mosquitoes in urban green spaces: Using an island biogeographic approach to identify drivers of species richness and composition

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Medeiros Sousa, Antônio Ralph ^a   Fernandes, Aristides ^a   Ceretti Junior, Walter ^a   Wilke, André Barreto Bruno ^a   Marrelli, Mauro Toledo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MOSQUITO; MOSQUITO VECTOR; RECREATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CITIES; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; ISLANDS; MOSQUITO VECTORS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL;

EID: 85038632756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18208-x     Document Type: Article

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