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The biting habits of Culicoides furens (Poey) and C. barbosai Wirth & Blanton. II. Effect of meteorological conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. S. Kettle
D. S. Kettle
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, University College, Nairobi
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This paper is one of a series analysing the quantitative effects of various factors on the biting rates of Culicoides furens (Poey) and C. barbosai Wirth & Blanton in Jamaica. It is concerned with the relationship between their biting rates and four meteorological variables: wind speed, temperature, illumination and saturation deficit. The methods used and the full data have already been published.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , October 1969 , pp. 241 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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