An experimental study on the detection of fructose in Aedes aegypti

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-242

  Costero, Adriana ^a,b   Attardo, Geoffrey M ^c   Scott, Thomas W ^a   Edman, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Cold anthrone; Different diets; Fructose detection

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRONE; FRUCTOSE; SUCROSE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PUERTO RICO; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTHRACENES; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; MALE; PUERTO RICO; SUCROSE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032164011     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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