Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) when exposed to canid host odour kairomones

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-262

  Dougherty, M J ^c   Guerin, P M ^a   Ward, R D ^c   Hamilton, J G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Attractant; Behaviour; Electrophysiology; Fox odour; Kairomones; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Odour bioassay; Sandfly; Sensillum

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; KAIROMONE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

DIPTERA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PSYCHODIDAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0032849019     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.1999.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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