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Title:
Olfaction in vector-host interactions / edited by Willem Takken and Bart G.J. Knols.
Publisher:
Wageningen Academic,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
437 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Host-parasite relationships
Arthropod vectors
Insects as carriers of disease
Smell
Other Authors:
Takken, W.
Knols, B. G. J. (Bart G. J.)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Strategic use of chemical ecology for vector-borne disease control -- Molecular regulation of olfaction in mosquitoes -- Olfactory physiology of blood-feeding vector mosquitoes -- Odour coding and neural connections -- Detection of carbon dioxide and its role in the orientation to hosts by haematophagous insects -- Host finding by female mosquitoes: mechanisms of orientation to host odours and other cues -- Host-seeking behaviour of mosquitoes: responses to olfactory stimuli in the laboratory -- Host-seeking behaviour of afrotropical anophelines: field and semi-field studies -- Chemical ecology of sandflies -- Understanding and exploiting olfaction for the surveillance and control of Culicoides biting midges -- Black fly interactions with their hosts -- Olfaction in Glossina-host interactions: a tale of two tsetse -- Behavioural modalities of non-vector biting diptera: from olfaction to feeding -- Role of olfaction in host seeking of triatomine bugs -- Chemical ecology of tick-host interactions -- Parasite-mediated enhancement of transmission by haematophagous insects -- Practical application of olfactory cues for monitoring and control of Aedes aegypti in Brazil: a case study -- Exploitation of olfactory-mediated behaviour.
Series:
Ecology and control of vector-borne diseases, 1875-0699 ; v. 2
ISBN:
9789086860913
9086860915
OCLC:
(OCoLC)465219189
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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