Chemical detection of the predator Notonecta irrorata by ovipositing Culex mosquitoes

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-301

  Blaustein, Leon ^a,b   Blaustein, Jonathan ^a   Chase, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kairomone; Notonecta irrorata; Oviposition; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROPTERA; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROPTERA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WATER SUPPLY;

NOTONECTA; NOTONECTA IRRORATA;

EID: 33644820447     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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