Behavioural and physiological state dependency of host seeking in the bloodsucking insect Rhodnius prolixus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2386-2393

  Bodin, Aurelie ^a   Vinauger, Clement ^a   Lazzari, Claudio R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Feeding behaviour; Motivation; Orientation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOLYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; RHODNIUS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOLYMPH; RHODNIUS; TEMPERATURE;

HEXAPODA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67651008670     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.030668     Document Type: Article

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