Classification of immature stage habitats of Culicidae (Diptera) collected in Córdoba, Argentina
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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91(1): 1-9, Jan.-Feb. 1996. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
In order to classify mosquito immature stage habitats, samples were taken in 42 localities of Córdoba Province, Argentina, representing the phytogeographic regions of Chaco, Espinal and Pampa. Immature stage habitats were described and classified according to the following criteria natural or artificial; size; location related to light and neighboring houses; vegetation; water permanence, movement, turbidity and pH. Four groups of species were associated based on the habitat similarity by means of cluster analysis:
Aedes albifasciatus, Culex saltanensis, Cx. mollis, Cx. brethesi, Psorophora ciliata, Anopheles albitarsis, and Uranotaenia lowii (Group A); Cx. acharistus, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Cx. bidens, Cx. dolosus, Cx. maxi and Cx. apicinus (Group B); Cx. coronator, Cx. chidesteri, Mansonia titillans and Ps. ferox (Group C); Ae. fluviatilis and Ae. milleri (Group D). The principal component analysis (ordination method) pointed out that the different types of habitats, their nature (natural or artificial), plant species, water movement and depth are the main characters explaining the observed variation among the mosquito species. The distribution of mosquito species by phytogeographic region did not affect the species groups, since species belonging to different groups were collected in the same region.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Animal
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Culex
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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