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BL
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651787
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Olfaction in vector-host interactions /\ edited by Willem Takken and Bart G.J. Knols
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| Publication Statement
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Wageningen :: Wageningen Academic Publishers,, 2010
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| Series Statement
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Ecology and control of vector-borne diseases,; v. 2
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| Page. NO
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437 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9086860915
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: 9789086860913
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: 9789086866984 (e-ISBN)
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: 9086866980 (e-ISBN)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Strategic use of chemical ecology for vector-borne disease control -- Molecular regulation of olfaction in mosquitoes -- Olfactory physiology of blood-feeding vector mosquitoes -- Odour coding and neural connections -- Detection of carbon dioxide and its role in the orientation to hosts by haematophagous insects -- Host finding by female mosquitoes: mechanisms of orientation to host odours and other cues -- Host-seeking behaviour of mosquitoes: responses to olfactory stimuli in the laboratory -- Host-seeking behaviour of afrotropical anophelines: field and semi-field studies -- Chemical ecology of sandflies -- Understanding and exploiting olfaction for the surveillance and control of Culicoides biting midges -- Black fly interactions with their hosts -- Olfaction in Glossina-host interactions: a tale of two tsetse -- Behavioural modalities of non-vector biting diptera: from olfaction to feeding -- Role of olfaction in host seeking of triatomine bugs -- Chemical ecology of tick-host interactions -- Parasite-mediated enhancement of transmission by haematophagous insects -- Practical application of olfactory cues for monitoring and control of Aedes aegypti in Brazil: a case study -- Exploitation of olfactory-mediated behaviour
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Host-parasite relationships
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Arthropod vectors
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Insects as carriers of disease
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Smell
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Parasitology-- Environmental aspects
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| LC Classification
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QL757.O35 2010
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QL757.O35 2010
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| Added Entry
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Takken, W
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Knols, B. G. J., (Bart G. J.)
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