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Morphological changes in the spiracles of Anopheles gambiae s.l (Diptera) as a response to the dry season conditions in Burkina Faso (West Africa)

BACKGROUND: Survival to dry season conditions of sub-Saharan savannahs is a major challenge for insects inhabiting such environments, especially regarding the desiccation threat they are exposed to. While extensive literature about insect seasonality has revealed morphologic, metabolic and physiolog...

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Autores principales: Mamai, Wadaka, Mouline, Karine, Parvy, Jean-Philippe, Le Lannic, Jo, Dabiré, Kounbobr Roch, Ouédraogo, Georges Anicet, Renault, David, Simard, Frederic
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4704408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26739500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1289-0