The Effect of Sucrose Concentration on Olfactory-Based Associative Learning in Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 494-513

  Sanford, M R ^a,c   Olson, J K ^a   Lewis, W J ^b   Tomberlin, J K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

binary logistic regression; classical conditioning; mosquito sugar feeding; Reward strength

Indexed keywords

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 84878804634     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-012-9368-y     Document Type: Article

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