Precopulatory acoustic interactions of the New World malaria vector Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract Background Anopheles albimanus is a malaria vector in Central America, northern South America and the Caribbean. Although a public health threat, An. albimanus precopulatory mating behaviors are unknown. Acoustics play important roles in mosquito communication, where flight tones allow male...

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Main Authors: Hoover Pantoja-Sánchez, Sebastián Gomez, Viviana Velez, Frank W. Avila, Catalina Alfonso-Parra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3648-8

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