Life-table analysis of Anopheles arabiensis in western Kenya highlands: effects of land covers on larval and adult survivorship.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on October 01, 2007

Authors

Yaw A Afrane1, Goufa Zhou, Bernard W Lawson, Andrew K Githeko, Guiyun Yan

Author Affiliations

1: Climate and Human Health Research Unit, Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya. yaw_afrane@yahoo.com

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