Electrophysiological Responses of Gustatory Receptor Neurons on the Labella of the Common Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1148-1155

  Sparks, Jackson T ^a   Dickens, Joseph C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

chemosensory; DEET; mosquito; repellent; taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987660749     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjw073     Document Type: Article

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