The genetics of chemoreception in the labella and tarsi of Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-16

  Sparks, Jackson T ^a   Bohbot, Jonathan D ^a   Dickens, Joseph C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Ionotropic receptor; Mosquito; Odorant binding protein; Olfactory receptor; Taste

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; CHEMORECEPTOR CELL; DISEASE CARRIER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LIMB; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TASTE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; EXTREMITIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 84896038411     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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