Thermal preferences and limits of Triatoma brasiliensis in its natural environment - Field observations while host searching

The goal of this work was to explore the thermal relationship between foraging Triatoma brasiliensis and its natural habitat during the hottest season in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The thermal profiles were determined using infrared analysis. Although the daily temperature of rock surfaces varied i...

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Main Authors: Silvia Catalá, Claudia Mendonça Bezerra, Lileia Diotaiuti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000600793&lng=en&tlng=en