The role of the antennae in Triatoma infestans: Orientation towards thermal sources

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 433-440

  Flores, Graciela B ^a   Lazzari, Claudio R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antennae; Chagas disease; Thermal orientation; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001613690     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(95)00137-9     Document Type: Article

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