A novel method for measuring fructose ingestion by mosquitoes

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-231

  Nunes, Rodrigo Dutra ^a,b   de Oliveira, Ricardo Lourenço ^b   Cardoso Braz, Glória Regina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Fructose; Metabolism; Sugar feeding

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; MALE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS;

EID: 68949209323     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.225     Document Type: Article

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