Analysis of the copulatory courtship songs of Lutzomyia longipalpis in six populations from Brazil

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 906-913

  Souza, Nataly A ^a   Vigoder, Felipe M ^a   Araki, Alejandra S ^a   Ward, Richard D ^a,b   Kyriacou, Charalambos P ^a,c   Peixoto, Alexandre A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copulatory courtship; Leishmaniasis; Sand flies; Species complex

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; JUSTICIA CANDICANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 6444243984     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.5.906     Document Type: Article

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