The effect of relative humidity on the behaviour and development of Triatoma brasiliensis

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 142-147

  Guarneri, Alessandra A ^a   Lazzari, Claudio ^b   Diotaiuti, Liléia ^a   Lorenzo, Marcelo G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Haematophagous; Microclimate; Relative humidity; Triatoma

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; OVIPOSITION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

ARTHROPODA; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0036281986     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2002.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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