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Temperature and density-dependent effects of larval environment on Aedes aegypti competence for an alphavirus

  1. Ephantus J. Muturi,
  2. Millon Blackshear Jr.,
  3. Allison Montgomery

Article first published online: 1 MAY 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00212.x

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Journal of Vector Ecology

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volume 37, Issue 1, pages 154–161, June 2012

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Muturi, E. J., Blackshear, M. and Montgomery, A. (2012), Temperature and density-dependent effects of larval environment on Aedes aegypti competence for an alphavirus. Journal of Vector Ecology, 37: 154–161. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00212.x

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  1. Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairies Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 S. Oak St. Champaign, IL 61820, U.S.A., ephajumu@yahoo.com

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  1. Issue published online: 1 MAY 2012
  2. Article first published online: 1 MAY 2012
  3. Received 16 September 2011; Accepted 27 January 2012

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