| hybridization in the culex pipiens complex. | studies of crosses of different strains of c. p. molestus in widely separated countries have given very similar results: crosses between certain combinations may be fully fertile or partly sterile.in the melbourne area of australia, molestus x fatigans hybrids are common during summer and autumn; a similar situation occurs in kansas, usa. in victoria (australia) cross-breeding between molestus and fatigans is common, but both retain their identity because of the existence of ecological barriers. ... | 1967 | 5300065 |
| vector competence of culex pipiens quinquefasciatus for murray valley encephalitis, kunjin, and ross river viruses from australia. | australian populations of culex pipiens quinquefasciatus say from brisbane, charleville, cairns, kowanyama (queensland), darwin (northern territory), mildura (victoria), and port hedland (western australia) proved to be either poorly susceptible or refractory to oral infection with low passage level murray valley encephalitis, kunjin, and ross river viruses. with respect to past or future epidemics of murray valley encephalitis or kunjin (both known to cause clinical encephalitis in man), and of ... | 1982 | 6285750 |