Fitness consequences of altered feeding behavior in immune-challenged mosquitoes

BACKGROUND: Malaria-infected mosquitoes have been reported to be more likely to take a blood meal when parasites are infectious than when non-infectious. This change in feeding behavior increases the likelihood of malaria transmission, and has been considered an example of parasite manipulation of h...

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Autores principales: Ohm, Johanna R., Teeple, Janet, Nelson, William A., Thomas, Matthew B., Read, Andrew F., Cator, Lauren J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26927687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1392-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26927687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1392-x

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