The Effects of Starvation on Olfactory Responses of the Blood-Sucking Triatomin, Rhodnius prolixus
The triatomine, Rhodnius prolixus, is a nocturnal, obligated blood-feeding insect that relies heavily on olfactory cues for finding mates, hosts, and refuges. Aggregation pheromones, present in conspecific feces and serve to mark refuge locations, elicit olfactory-driven behavior of the insect, whic...
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The University of Arizona.
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/297686 |