Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-374

  Mellor, Helen E ^a   Hamilton, James G C ^a   Anderson, Moray ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

electroretinogram; insect eyes; Insecta; leishmaniasis vector; Lutzomyia longipalpis; sandfly; wavelength discrimination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0030268306     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00759.x     Document Type: Article

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