Attraction of Culex pipiens to House Sparrows Is Influenced by Host Age but Not Uropygial Gland Secretions

Culex pipiens serves as the endemic vector of West Nile virus (WNV) in eastern North America, where house sparrows (HOSP, Passer domesticus) serve as a reservoir host. We tested the hypotheses that: (1) Attraction of Cx. pipiens to HOSP is influenced by bird age and (2) that age-specific variation i...

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Autores principales: Garvin, Mary C., Austin, Amy, Boyer, Kevin, Gefke, Madeleine, Wright, Celestina, Pryor, Yemko, Soble, Anah, Whelan, Rebecca J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6315329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30257467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects9040127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6315329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30257467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects9040127

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