Relative abundance of two cuticular hydrocarbons indicates whether a mosquito is old enough to transmit malaria parasites

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 807-809

  Brei, Brandon ^a,b   Edman, John D ^c   Gerade, Ben ^d   Clark, J Marshall ^d  

^a CDC Dengue Branch   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Hentriacontane; Malaria; Nonacosane

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 3342947865     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.807     Document Type: Article

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