Consistent pattern in the placement of taste sensilla on the labellar lobes of Aedes aegypti

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-290

  Hill, Sharon R ^a   Berry Smith, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Chemosensory sensilla; Cluster analysis; Labella; Yellow fever mosquito

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TASTE BUD; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 0342368675     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(99)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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