Habitat Hydrology and Geomorphology Control the Distribution of Malaria Vector Larvae in Rural Africa

Andrew J. Hardy; Javier G. P. Gamarra; Dónall E. Cross; Mark G. Macklin; Mark W. Smith; Japhet Kihonda; Gerry F. Killeen; George N. Ling’ala; Chris J. Thomas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081931

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Habitat Hydrology and Geomorphology Control the Distribution of Malaria Vector Larvae in Rural Africa

Andrew J. Hardy,

Affiliations Institute of Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania
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Javier G. P. Gamarra,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Dónall E. Cross,

Affiliations Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Mark G. Macklin,

Affiliation Institute of Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Mark W. Smith,

Affiliation School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Japhet Kihonda,

Affiliation Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania
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Gerry F. Killeen,

Affiliations Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania, Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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George N. Ling’ala,

Affiliation Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania
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Chris J. Thomas

* E-mail: cjt@aber.ac.uk

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Habitat Hydrology and Geomorphology Control the Distribution of Malaria Vector Larvae in Rural Africa

Andrew J. Hardy,
Javier G. P. Gamarra,
Dónall E. Cross,
Mark G. Macklin,
Mark W. Smith,
Japhet Kihonda,
Gerry F. Killeen,
George N. Ling’ala,
Chris J. Thomas

Published: December 3, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081931

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