Differential responses of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) to skin emanations of a man, a cow, and a Guinea pig in the olfactometer

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Omrani, S M ^a,b   Vatandoost, H ^a   Oshaghi, M A ^a   Shokri, F ^a   Yaghoobi Ershadi, M R ^a   Rassi, Y ^a   Tirgari, S ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

An. stephensi; Host preference; Host seeking; Mosquito; Olfactometer; Skin emanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955257142     PISSN: 17357179     EISSN: 20082517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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