Countercurrent heat exchange and thermoregulation during blood-feeding in kissing bugs

Countercurrent heat exchange and thermoregulation during blood-feeding in kissing bugs

Blood-sucking insects experience thermal stress at each feeding event on endothermic vertebrates. We used thermography to examine how kissing-bugs Rhodnius prolixus actively protect themselves from overheating. During feeding, these bugs sequester and dissipate the excess heat in their heads while m...

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Main Authors: Chloé Lahondère, Teresita C Insausti, Rafaela MM Paim, Xiaojie Luan, George Belev, Marcos H Pereira, Juan P Ianowski, Claudio R Lazzari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
thermoregulation
haematophagy
vector biology
functional morphology
insect physiology
Rhodnius prolixus
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/26107

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