Diving behavior in Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): Avoidance of a predacious wolf spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) in relation to life stage and water depth

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1050-1056

  Futami, Kyoko ^a   Sonye, George ^b   Akweywa, Peter ^a   Kaneko, Satoshi ^a   Minakawa, Noboru ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Diving; Malaria; Predator avoidance; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DIVING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DIVING; ESCAPE REACTION; LARVA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PUPA; SPIDERS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARANEAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA;

EID: 56749091183     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1050:DBIAGD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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