Diel timing and frequency of sugar feeding in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, depending on sex, gonotrophic state and resource availability

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-316

  Gary Jr , R E ^a,b   Foster, W A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Delayed gonotrophic cycle; Diel rhythm; Flight activity; Malaria vector; Sugar feeding

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

DIEL VARIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MOSQUITO; OVIPOSITION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SUGAR;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLYING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUCROSE;

AFRICA;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33845679490     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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