Evidence of an ‘invitation’ effect in feeding sylvatic Stegomyia albopicta from Cambodia

Abstract Background Orientation of haematophagous insects towards a potential host is largely mediated by kairomones that, in some groups or species may include chemicals produced during feeding by the insects themselves, the so called ‘invitation’ effect. Methods The ‘invitation’ effect in blood-fe...

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Main Authors: J Derek Charlwood, Elsa VE Tomás, Louise Kelly-Hope, Olivier JT Briët
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-324