Fat body-specific vitellogenin expression regulates host-seeking behaviour in the mosquito Aedes albopictus.

The high vector competence of mosquitoes is intrinsically linked to their reproductive strategy because females need a vertebrate blood meal to develop large batches of eggs. However, the molecular mechanisms and pathways regulating mosquito host-seeking behaviour are largely unknown. Here, we test...

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Main Authors: Jessica Dittmer, Ayad Alafndi, Paolo Gabrieli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000238