Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Ecological preference by Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in small natural microcosms in Maiduguri, Borno State, Arid Zone of North-E astern Nigeria

Usman N. Gadzama
  • Usman N. Gadzama
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Zakariya Dauda
  • Zakariya Dauda
  • Department of crop protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Bitrus Duhu
  • Bitrus Duhu
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Comfort B. Thliza
  • Comfort B. Thliza
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Shamsiyya S. Mahammad
  • Shamsiyya S. Mahammad
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 13 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 04 September 2018
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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