Flight initiation by male Rhodnius prolixus is promoted by female odors

Several triatomine bug species utilize chemical cues for sexual communication. We tested whether female or male Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease, produce volatile chemicals that elicit flight responses from conspecifics, and then isolated the source of the chemical. Males confronted wit...

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Autores principales: Zacharias, Claudia Andrea, Lorenzo, Marcelo G., Manrique, Gabriel
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00980331_v36_n4_p449_Zacharias
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00980331_v36_n4_p449_Zacharias
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