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1 December 2008 Mosquitoes of the Mangrove Forests of India: Part 7—An Overview
A. R. Rajavel, R. Natarajan
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Parts 1 to 6 of this series on the mosquitoes of the mangrove forests of India dealt with the mosquito species recorded in the mangroves of Bhitarkanika, Sundarbans, Andaman and Nicobar islands, Coringa, Chorao and Vikhroli, and Kundapur and Kannur. This concluding part provides an overview of the distribution of the mosquito species in different mangrove forests, including the mangroves of Muthupet in Tamilnadu and the mangroves of Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Kambhat in Gujarat, species collected as larvae, species in relation to the salinity of the larval habitats, species landing on humans for feeding in the mangroves, and the impact of habitat degradation on species diversity.

A. R. Rajavel and R. Natarajan "Mosquitoes of the Mangrove Forests of India: Part 7—An Overview," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24(4), 478-488, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.2987/08-5762.1
Published: 1 December 2008
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KEYWORDS
distribution in mangroves
habitat degradation
Indian mangrove mosquitoes
new country records
species diversity
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