Electroantennogram and behavioral responses of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) females to chemicals found in human skin emanations

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-213

  Puri, Sarika N ^a   Mendki, M J ^a   Sukumaran, D ^a   Ganesan, K ^a   Prakash, Shri ^a   Sekhar, K ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Behavioral response; Culex quinquefasciatus; EAG; Human skin emanations; Semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FLYING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; WIND;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CULEX; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; SKIN; WIND;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33750969407     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0207:EABROC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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