Implications of temperature variation for malaria parasite development across Africa

Justine I. Blanford
GeoVISTA Center, Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Simon Blanford
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics and Department of Entomology, Merkle Lab, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Robert G. Crane
AESEDA, Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Michael E. Mann
Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Krijn P. Paaijmans
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics and Department of Entomology, Merkle Lab, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Kathleen V. Schreiber
Department of Geography, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA

Matthew B. Thomas
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics and Department of Entomology, Merkle Lab, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Article:

Blanford J.I., Blanford S., Crane R.G., Mann, M.E., Paaijmans K.P., Schreiber, K.V., Thomas, M.B., Implications of temperature variation for malaria parasite development across Africa, Nature Scientific Reports, 3, 1300, doi:10.1038/srep01300, 2012.

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