Temporal change of the aggregation response in Triatoma infestans

Temporal change of the aggregation response in Triatoma infestans

Adults and larvae of Triatoma infestans spend daylight hours assembled in shaded places. An assembling factor has been demonstrated in the excrement of this species. We analysed different aspects of the dynamics of the response of bugs. Recently fed insects do not aggregate around faeces. They start...

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Main Authors: Alicia Nieves Lorenzo Figueiras, Claudio Ricardo Lazzari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2000-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Triatominae
Chagas
aggregation behaviour
temporal-change
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000600026

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