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Comparison of polymerase chain reaction assay and cytotaxonomy for identification of sibling species of Anopheles fluviatilis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

A. Manonmani ,
N. Nanda ,
P. Jambulingam ,
S. Sahu ,
T. Vijayakumar ,
J. Ramya Vani  and
S.K. Subbarao
A. Manonmani*
Affiliation:
Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry 605 006, India
N. Nanda
Affiliation:
Malaria Research Centre, Sham Nath Marg, New Delhi 110 054, India
P. Jambulingam
Affiliation:
Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry 605 006, India
S. Sahu
Affiliation:
Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry 605 006, India
T. Vijayakumar
Affiliation:
Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry 605 006, India
J. Ramya Vani
Affiliation:
Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry 605 006, India
S.K. Subbarao
Affiliation:
Malaria Research Centre, Sham Nath Marg, New Delhi 110 054, India
*
*Fax: 0413 272041 E-mail: ammanonmani@yahoo.com
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 93 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 169 - 171
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