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Journal of Natural History Volume 46, 2012 - Issue 31-32
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Mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf II. Greater Tonb, Lesser Tonb and Kish Islands

M. Khoobdel Health Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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S. Azari-Hamidian School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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A.A. Hanafi-Bojd Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 1939-1945 | Received 12 Sep 2011, Accepted 09 May 2012, Published online: 08 Aug 2012

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