Comparison of feeding behaviour of Triatoma infestans, Triatoma brasiliensis and Triatoma pseudomaculata in different hosts by electronic monitoring of the cibarial pump

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1121-1127

  Guarneri, Alessandra A ^a   Diotaiuti, Liléia ^a   Gontijo, Nelder F ^b   Gontijo, Alberto F ^c   Pereira, Marcos H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Depto Parasitol do Inst Cie B   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Interaction triatomine host; Triatoma brasiliensis; Triatoma infestans; Triatoma pseudomaculata

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MONITORING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PUMP; SUCKING; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA PSEUDOMACULATA;

EID: 0343527218     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00222-X     Document Type: Article

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