Why humans are attractive to malaria mosquitoes

Malaria mosquitoes use host odours to find their blood sources, but little is known about the semiochemicals that mediate this behaviour. A combined study is undertaken to identify the volatile human-specific compounds that are used in the host-seeking behaviour of the females of Anopheles gambiae

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Main Authors: Smallegange, R.C., Qiu, Y.T., Galimard, A.M.S., Posthumus, M.A., van Beek, T.A., van Loon, J.A., Takken, W.
Format: Article/Letter to editor biblioteca
Language:English
Subjects:animal behaviour, anopheles gambiae, malaria, odours, diergedrag, geurstoffen,
Online Access:https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/why-humans-are-attractive-to-malaria-mosquitoes
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spelling dig-wur-nl-wurpubs-3214102024-09-23 Smallegange, R.C. Qiu, Y.T. Galimard, A.M.S. Posthumus, M.A. van Beek, T.A. van Loon, J.A. Takken, W. Article/Letter to editor Entomologische Berichten 63 (2003) 3 ISSN: 0013-8827 Why humans are attractive to malaria mosquitoes 2003 Malaria mosquitoes use host odours to find their blood sources, but little is known about the semiochemicals that mediate this behaviour. A combined study is undertaken to identify the volatile human-specific compounds that are used in the host-seeking behaviour of the females of Anopheles gambiae en application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/why-humans-are-attractive-to-malaria-mosquitoes https://edepot.wur.nl/51656 animal behaviour anopheles gambiae malaria odours anopheles gambiae diergedrag geurstoffen malaria Wageningen University & Research
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Posthumus, M.A.
van Beek, T.A.
van Loon, J.A.
Takken, W.
Why humans are attractive to malaria mosquitoes
description Malaria mosquitoes use host odours to find their blood sources, but little is known about the semiochemicals that mediate this behaviour. A combined study is undertaken to identify the volatile human-specific compounds that are used in the host-seeking behaviour of the females of Anopheles gambiae
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