Effects of Sugar Availability on the Blood-Feeding Behavior of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 608-612

  Straif, Susanne C ^a   Beier, John C ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Blood feeding; Sugar feeding; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

CARBOHYDRATE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CARBOHYDRATES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE;

EID: 0030186851     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.4.608     Document Type: Article

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