Blood, sex, and the mosquito

A study of the female mosquito's central nervous system (CNS) will make the insect's behavior in natural conditions more predictable and better understood. The CNS enables female mosquitoes to assess the risks involved when approaching a host for blood.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bioscience 1995-05, Vol.45 (5), p.326-331
1. Verfasser:	Klowden, M.J. (University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.)
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Anatomy Animal behavior Animal feeding behavior Animals Aquatic insects Attrition (Research Studies) Behavior BEHAVIOUR Blood BLOOD-MEALS COMPORTAMIENTO COMPORTAMIENTO SEXUAL COMPORTEMENT COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE COMPORTEMENT SEXUEL CULICIDAE Diptera DISEASE VECTORS Evolution Feeding behavior FEEDING HABITS Female animals FEMALES FEMELLE Freshwater HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS Hematophagous insects HEMBRA Host seeking HOST-SEEKING BEHAVIOR Insect behavior Insects Male animals MATING BEHAVIOR Mosquitoes Mosquitos Parasite hosts Parasites Risk reduction SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR Stimuli VECTEUR DE MALADIE VECTORES VECTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	A study of the female mosquito's central nervous system (CNS) will make the insect's behavior in natural conditions more predictable and better understood. The CNS enables female mosquitoes to assess the risks involved when approaching a host for blood.
ISSN:	0006-3568 1525-3244
DOI:	10.2307/1312493