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Midgut of the non-hematophagous mosquito Toxorhynchites theobaldi (Diptera, Culicidae)
In most mosquito species, the females require a blood-feeding for complete egg development. However, in Toxorhynchites mosquitoes, the eggs develop without blood-feeding, and both females and males exclusively feed on sugary diets. The midgut is a well-understood organ in blood-feeding mosquitoes, b...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26514271 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15836 |