Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of the female malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) to Limburger cheese volatiles

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-159

  Knols, Bart G J ^a,b   Van Loon, Joop J A ^a   Cork, Alan ^c   Robinson, Rosemary D ^c   Adam, Wim ^a   Meijerink, Jocelijn ^a   De Jong, Ruurd ^a   Takken, Willem ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0030746351     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300027292     Document Type: Article

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