Geographic variation in attraction to human odor compounds by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): A laboratory study

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1625-1634

  Williams, Craig R ^a   Ritchie, Scott A ^a,b   Russell, Richard C ^c   Eiras, Alvaro E ^d   Kline, Daniel L ^e   Geier, Martin ^f  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^e CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Ammonia; Caproic acid; Host seeking; Lactic acid; Y olfactometer

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID;

ATTRACTANT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOST LOCATION; KAIROMONE; LABORATORY METHOD; MOSQUITO; OLFACTORY CUE; SKIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN;

AEDES; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CAPROATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; EURASIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MINAS GERAIS; NORTH AMERICA; QUEENSLAND; SINGAPORE [SINGAPORE (NTN)]; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33747120615     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9097-9     Document Type: Article

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