Are vectors able to learn about their hosts? A case study with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

The way in which vectors distribute themselves amongst their hosts has important epidemiological consequences. While the role played by active host choice is largely unquestioned, current knowledge relates mostly to the innate response of vectors towards stimuli signalling the presence or quality of...

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Main Authors: Wladimir J Alonso, Tristram D Wyatt, David W Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000500014