Mediation of oviposition site selection in the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) by semiochemicals of microbial origin

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 260-265

  Sumba, Leunita A ^a,b   Guda, Tom O ^a   Deng, Arop L ^b   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a   Beier, John C ^c   Knols, Bart G J ^d,e  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Oviposition site selection; Semiochemicals; Soil microbiota

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 28444493241     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT200433     Document Type: Article

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