Males of Aedes aegypti show different clock gene expression profiles in the presence of conspecific females

Abstract Background The study of behavioral and physiological traits in mosquitoes has been mainly focused on females since males are not hematophagous and thus do not transfer the parasites that cause diseases in human populations. However, the performance of male mosquitoes is key for the expansio...

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Main Authors: Jéssica Rodrigues Assunção Bezerra, Rafaela Vieira Bruno, Luciana Ordunha Araripe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05529-8