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Fluctuating wing asymmetry and larval density stress in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

M. Mpho ,
G.J. Holloway  and
A. Callaghan
M. Mpho
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Microbial Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ, UK
G.J. Holloway
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Microbial Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ, UK
A. Callaghan*
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Microbial Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ, UK
*
*Fax: +44 (0) 118 931 0180 E-mail: A.Callaghan@reading.ac.uk
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 90 , Issue 3 , June 2000 , pp. 279 - 283
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