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‘Manipulation’ without the parasite: altered feeding behaviour of mosquitoes is not dependent on infection with malaria parasites

Previous studies have suggested that Plasmodium parasites can manipulate mosquito feeding behaviours such as probing, persistence and engorgement rate in order to enhance transmission success. Here, we broaden analysis of this ‘manipulation phenotype’ to consider proximate foraging behaviours, inclu...

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Autores principales: Cator, Lauren J., George, Justin, Blanford, Simon, Murdock, Courtney C., Baker, Thomas C., Read, Andrew F., Thomas, Matthew B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3774228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23698008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0711