Efficacy of indigenous larvivorous fishes against Culex quinquefasciatus in the presence of alternative prey: Implications for biological control

Background & objectives: Indigenous larvivorous fishes bear potential for regulating vector mosquitoes throughtrophic interactions. The mosquito prey preference of five indigenous larvivorous fishes in the presence of alternativefood items was assessed to highlight their use in mosquito vector m...

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Main Author: Gautam Aditya ,Santanu Pal , Nabaneeta Saha & Goutam K. Saha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/494217.pdf