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UNINA9910144739603321 |
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Titolo |
Olfaction in mosquito-host interactions [[electronic resource] /] / [editors, Gregory R. Bock (organizer) and Gail Cardew] |
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Chichester ; ; New York, : John Wiley, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-34798-5 |
9786612347986 |
0-470-51494-9 |
0-470-51495-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 200 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mosquitoes - Control |
Smell |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Symposium on Olfaction in Mosquito-Host Interactions, held in collaboration with the World Health Organization at the Ciba Foundation, London, 31 Oct.-2 Nov. 1995"--Contents. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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OLFACTION IN MOSQUITO-HOST INTERACTIONS; Contents; Participants; Preface; Chairman's introduction; Introduction I: an overview of mosquito biology, behaviour and importance; Vector insects and their control; Genetics, ecology and behaviour of anophelines; General discussion I; Introduction II: olfactory control of mosquito behaviour; Odour plumes and odour-mediated flight in insects; Olfactory basis of host location by mosquitoes and other haematophagous Diptera; Selection of biting sites by mosquitoes; General discussion II |
The role of mosquito olfaction in oviposition site location and in the avoidance of unsuitable hostsIntroduction Ill: odours for host-finding mosquitoes; A search for components in human body odour that attract females of Aedes aegypti; Introduction IV: coding mechanisms in insect olfaction; Structure and function of insect of insect olfactory sensilla; |
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