Olfaction in mosquito-host interactions
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470514948 |
Item Description: |
"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. Editors: Gregory R. Bock and Gail Cardew. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x, 331 p.) : ill., maps. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9780470514955 (electronic bk.) 0470514957 (electronic bk.) 9780470514948 0470514949 |
Index Number: | RA640 |
CLC: | R184.31 |
Contents: | An overview of mosquito biology, behaviour and importance / C.F. Curtis -- Vector insects and their control / M.J. Lehane -- Genetics, ecology and behaviour of anophelines / Gabriella Gibson -- Olfactory control of mosquito behaviour / Edward E. Davis -- Odour plumes and odour-mediated flight in insects / Ring T. Cardé -- Olfactory basis of host location by mosquitoes and other haematophagous Diptera / Alan Cork -- Selection of biting sites by mosquitoes / Ruurd de Jong and Bart G.J. Knols -- The role of mosquito olfaction in oviposition site location and in the avoidance of unsuitable hosts / John A. Pickett and Christine M. Woodcock -- Odours for host-finding mosquitoes / Carlo Costantini -- A search for components in human body odour that attract females of Aedes aegypti / Martin Geier, Hinrich Sass and Jürgen Boeckh -- Coding mechanisms in insect olfaction / Hanna Mustaparta -- Structure and function of insect olfactory sensilla / Rudolf Alexander Steinbrecht -- Central olfactory pathways in mosquitoes and other insects / Sylvia Anton -- Sensory aspects of host location in mosquitoes / M.F. Bowen -- Endogenous factors regulating mosquito host-seeking behaviour / Marc J. Klowden -- Electrophysiological responses from receptor neurons in mosquito maxillary palp sensilla / Alan J. Grant and Robert J. O'Connell -- Responses of antennal olfactory receptors in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti to human body odours / Barbara Pappenberger, Martin Geier and Jürgen Boeckh -- The multiple role of the pheromone-binding protein in olfactory transduction / Gunde Ziegelberger -- Genetic and molecular studies of olfaction in Drosophila / Daria S. Hekmat-Scafe and John R. Carlson -- Synthesis and future challenges : the response of mosquitoes to host odours / Willem Takken. |