A temporal comparison of sex-aggregation pheromone gland content and dynamics of release in three members of the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) species complex

BACKGROUND: Lutzomyia longipalpis is the South American vector of Leishmania infantum, the etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Male L. longipalpis produce a sex-aggregation pheromone that is critical in mating, yet very little is known about its accumulation over time or factors involved...

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Autores principales: González, Mikel A., Bandi, Krishna K., Bell, Melissa J., Brazil, Reginaldo P., Dilger, Erin, Guerrero, Angel, Courtenay, Orin, Hamilton, James G. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29194438
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006071

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