Chronobiological basis of thermopreference in the haematophagous bug Triatoma infestans

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 927-932

  Minoli, Sebastián A ^a   Lazzari, Claudio R ^a  

^a Lab de Fisiol de Insectos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Chagas disease; Rhythms; Temperature; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 0142092473     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00151-3     Document Type: Article

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