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Unexpected High Losses of Anopheles gambiae Larvae Due to Rainfall

BACKGROUND: Immature stages of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae experience high mortality, but its cause is poorly understood. Here we study the impact of rainfall, one of the abiotic factors to which the immatures are frequently exposed, on their mortality. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We...

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Autores principales: Paaijmans, Krijn P., Wandago, Moses O., Githeko, Andrew K., Takken, Willem
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17987125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001146