How often are male mosquitoes attracted to humans?
Many mosquito species live close to humans where females feed on human blood. While male mosquitoes do not feed on blood, it has long been recognized that males of some species can be attracted to human hosts. To investigate the frequency of male mosquito attraction to humans, we conducted a literat...
Main Authors: | Véronique Paris, Christopher Hardy, Ary A. Hoffmann, Perran A. Ross |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2023-10-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230921 |
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