The spatial pattern of defaecation in Triatoma infestans and the role of faeces as a chemical mark of the refuge

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 903-907

  Lorenzo, Marcelo G ^a   Lazzari, Claudio R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Attractant; Chagas' disease; Chemical marks; Faeces; Refuge; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMINAE; HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE;

AGGREGATION; ASSEMBLY SIGNAL; CHEMICAL MARK; DEFECATION; REFUGE; SPATIAL PATTERN;

EID: 0030222621     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(96)00008-X     Document Type: Article

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