Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) to human skin emanations

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 429-438

  Qiu, Y T ^a   Smallegange, R C ^a   Hoppe, S ^a   Van Loon, J J A ^a   Bakker, E J ^a   Takken, W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto; Attraction; EAG; Electroantennogram; Host seeking behaviour; Human skin odour; Olfactometer

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

MALARIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PHEROMONES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 11144347038     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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