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Effects of host sex, body mass and infection by avian Plasmodium on the biting rate of two mosquito species with different feeding preferences

BACKGROUND: The transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens is strongly influenced by the contact rates between mosquitoes and susceptible hosts. The biting rates of mosquitoes depend on different factors including the mosquito species and host-related traits (i.e. odour, heat and behaviour). However,...

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Autores principales: Gutiérrez-López, Rafael, Martínez-de la Puente, Josué, Gangoso, Laura, Soriguer, Ramón, Figuerola, Jordi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30867014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3342-x