Impact of elevated CO2 background levels on the host-seeking behaviour of Aedes aegypti

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 598-604

  Majeed, Shahid ^a   Hill, Sharon Rose ^a   Ignell, Rickard ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absolute detector; Climate change; Olfaction; Single sensillum recording; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABSOLUTE DETECTOR; AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE SENSILLUM RECORDING; SMELLING; WIND TUNNEL;

ABSOLUTE DETECTOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; OLFACTION; SINGLE SENSILLUM RECORDING; WIND TUNNEL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84893981944     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.092718     Document Type: Article

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