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Making generalizations about vectors: Is there a physiology of “the mosquito”?
Author(s) -
KLOWDEN Marc J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2007.00044.x
Subject(s) - aedes aegypti , biology , anopheles gambiae , vector (molecular biology) , malaria , yellow fever , anopheles , zoology , aedes , dengue fever , ecology , virology , larva , immunology , virus , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
Many of the generalizations made about mosquito behavior and physiology are based on the extensive research on the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.). However, sufficient differences exist among the numerous species of mosquitoes that make many of these generalizations unwarranted. Some of the specific differences between Ae. aegypti and other mosquito species, particularly the important malaria vector Anopheles gambiae , are discussed.