Visual and Olfactory Responses of Haematophagous Diptera to Host Stimuli

Overview

Journal Med Vet Entomol

Specialties Biology
Veterinary Medicine

Date 1999 Apr 9

PMID 10194745

Citations 104

Authors

G GIBSON

S J Torr

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Abstract

Key biotic and environmental constraints on the host-orientated behaviour of haematophagous Diptera are summarized. For each major group of biting Diptera, responses to host stimuli are reviewed, including activation and ranging behaviour, long-range and short-range olfactory responses and visual responses. Limitations to the comparison of results between groups of species, and the practical problems of experimental method and equipment are discussed.

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