Behavioural responses of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto to components of human breath, sweat and urine depend on mixture composition and concentration

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-255

  Qiu, Y T ^a   Smallegange, R C ^a   Van Loon, J J A ^a   Takken, W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attractant; Behaviour; Human emanations; Malaria; Mosquito; Olfaction; Volatile

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE;

ACETONE; AMMONIA; ATTRACTANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE VECTOR; HOST LOCATION; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; SYNERGISM; URINE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SWEAT; URINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODORS; PHEROMONES; SWEAT; URINE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 79961118948     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00924.x     Document Type: Review

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