Attraction of the tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum, to human breath and to the breath components acetone, NO and CO2

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 311-315

  McMahon, C ^a   Guerin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ACETONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL CUE; HOST LOCATION; OLFACTION; TICK;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SMELLING; TICK;

ACETONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NITRIC OXIDE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 0036319076     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-002-0317-z     Document Type: Article

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