Gravid females of the mosquito Aedes aegypti avoid oviposition on m-cresol in the presence of the deterrent isomer p-cresol

BACKGROUND: p-cresol (4-methylphenol) and its isomer m-cresol (3-methylphenol) have been shown to activate the same sensilla in Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) mosquitoes. Whereas p-cresol has been suggested to play a role in oviposition site choice, the behavioral significance of m-cresol is unknown. METH...

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Autores principales: Afify, Ali, Galizia, C Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4101705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25008201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-315

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4101705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25008201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-315

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