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Deciphering the olfactory repertoire of the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus

Deciphering the olfactory repertoire of the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus

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Deciphering the olfactory repertoire of the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus

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Deciphering the olfactory repertoire of the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC genomics, 2017-10, Vol.18 (1), p.770-770, Article 770

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive species and competent vector of several arboviruses (e.g. dengue, chikungunya, Zika) and parasites (e.g. dirofilaria) of public health importance. Compared to other mosquito species, Ae. albopictus females exhibit a generalist host seeking as well as a very aggressive biting behaviour t...

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Deciphering the olfactory repertoire of the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1f10950a86b74128b3a19d4b3e0029b0

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1f10950a86b74128b3a19d4b3e0029b0

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ISSN

1471-2164

E-ISSN

1471-2164

DOI

10.1186/s12864-017-4144-1

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