Dispersal of Adult Culex Mosquitoes in an Urban West Nile Virus Hotspot: A Mark-Capture Study Incorporating Stable Isotope Enrichment of Natural Larval Habitats

Gabriel L. Hamer; Tavis K. Anderson; Danielle J. Donovan; Jeffrey D. Brawn; Bethany L. Krebs; Allison M. Gardner; Marilyn O. Ruiz; William M. Brown; Uriel D. Kitron; Christina M. Newman; Tony L. Goldberg; Edward D. Walker

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002768

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Dispersal of Adult Culex Mosquitoes in an Urban West Nile Virus Hotspot: A Mark-Capture Study Incorporating Stable Isotope Enrichment of Natural Larval Habitats

Gabriel L. Hamer ,

* E-mail: ghamer@tamu.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Tavis K. Anderson,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
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Danielle J. Donovan,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Jeffrey D. Brawn,

Affiliation Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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Bethany L. Krebs,

Affiliation Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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Allison M. Gardner,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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Marilyn O. Ruiz,

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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William M. Brown,

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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Uriel D. Kitron,

Affiliation Department of Environmental Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Christina M. Newman,

Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Tony L. Goldberg,

Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Edward D. Walker

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Dispersal of Adult Culex Mosquitoes in an Urban West Nile Virus Hotspot: A Mark-Capture Study Incorporating Stable Isotope Enrichment of Natural Larval Habitats

Gabriel L. Hamer,
Tavis K. Anderson,
Danielle J. Donovan,
Jeffrey D. Brawn,
Bethany L. Krebs,
Allison M. Gardner,
Marilyn O. Ruiz,
William M. Brown,
Uriel D. Kitron,
Christina M. Newman

Published: March 27, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002768

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