The infra-red (IR) landscape of Triatoma infestans. An hypothesis about the role of IR radiation as a cue for Triatominae dispersal

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1891-1898

  Catalá, Silvia S ^a  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Dispersal; Habitat; Host temperature; Infrared

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BEHAVIOR; BUILDING MATERIAL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPECIES HABITAT; SUN; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CUES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; HEXAPODA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 82655173878     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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