An aggregation pheromone modulates lekking behavior in the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Cabrera, Maira ^a   Jaffe, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Aggregation pheromone; Lek; Mosquito; Sexual behavior; Swarm

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

AEDES; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; ODOR; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AEDES; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; PHEROMONES; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; RATTUS;

EID: 34248652718     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[1:AAPMLB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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