Synergism between nonane and emanations from soil as cues in oviposition‐site selection of natural populations of Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus
Abstract Background Olfactory cues have been shown to have an important role in guiding gravid mosquito females to selected sites for egg laying. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of emanations from soil from a breeding site and the putative oviposition pheromone nonane on o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03575-0 |