Effects of anthropogenic landscape changes on the abundance and acrodendrophily of Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii, the main vector of malaria parasites in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil

BACKGROUND: The mosquito Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii is the main vector of human and simian malaria in the Atlantic Forest. This species is usually abundant in the forests where it occurs, preferring to live and feed on canopies, behaviour known as acrodendrophily. However, in several studies and l...

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Autores principales: Medeiros-Sousa, Antônio Ralph, de Oliveira Christe, Rafael, de Castro Duarte, Ana Maria Ribeiro, Mucci, Luis Filipe, Ceretti-Junior, Walter, Marrelli, Mauro Toledo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6444577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940142
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2744-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6444577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940142
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2744-8

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