Molecular and Functional Characterization of the Odorant Receptor2 (OR2) in the Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus

In mosquitoes, the olfactory system plays a crucial role in many types of behavior, including nectar feeding, host preference selection and oviposition. Aedes albopictus, known also as the tiger mosquito, is an anthropophilic species, which in the last few years, due to its strong ecological plastic...

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Main Authors: Scialò, Filippo, Hansson, Bill S., Giordano, Ennio, Polito, Catello L., Digilio, F. Anna
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3351472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036538

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3351472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036538

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