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The cation channel TRPA1 tunes mosquito thermotaxis to host temperatures
While most animals thermotax only to regulate their temperature, female mosquitoes are attracted to human body heat during pursuit of a blood meal. Here we elucidate the basic rules of Aedes aegypti thermotaxis and test the function of candidate thermoreceptors in this important behavior. We show th...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718722/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26670734 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.11750 |