Navigation of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) under dusk or starlight conditions

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-322

  Mellor, H E ^a   Hamilton, J G C ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLY; LIGHT QUALITY; NAVIGATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM); VIOLA ADUNCA;

EID: 0042853337     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2003248     Document Type: Article

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