The sexual behaviour of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): an experimental study

The sexual behaviour of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): an experimental study

The factors affecting the sexual behaviour of Panstrongylus megistus were studied under laboratory conditions. A general description of mating behaviour is presented for this species. The effect of the time elapsed after the first imaginal feeding on the mating frequency, the motivation of males to...

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Main Authors:	Herton Helder Rocha Pires, Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo, Claudio Ricardo Lazzari, Liléia Diotaiuti, Gabriel Manrique
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-05-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	Panstrongylus megistus Triatominae sexual behaviour mating sex pheromones Chagas disease
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300010

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