Light manipulation of mosquito behaviour: acute and sustained photic suppression of biting activity in the Anopheles gambiae malaria mosquito

BACKGROUND: Host-seeking behaviours in anopheline mosquitoes are time-of-day specific, with a greater propensity for nocturnal biting. We investigated how a short exposure to light presented during the night or late day can inhibit biting activity and modulate flight activity behaviour. RESULTS: Ano...

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Autores principales: Sheppard, Aaron D., Rund, Samuel S. C., George, Gary F., Clark, Erin, Acri, Dominic J., Duffield, Giles E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28619089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2196-3

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