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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Timing of host-seeking behaviour of the mosquitoes Anopheles annulipes sensu lato Walker and Coquillettidia linealis (Skuse) (Diptera : Culicidae) in the Murray River Valley, South Australia |
Author: | Williams, Craig Robert |
Citation: | Australian Journal of Entomology, 2005; 44(2):110-112 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Science Asia |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISSN: | 1326-6756 |
School/Discipline: | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Statement of Responsibility: | Craig R. Williams |
Abstract: | The timing of host-seeking behaviour was studied in two mosquito species, Anopheles annulipes sensulato and Coquillettidia linealis at Mundic Creek, near the Upper River Murray in South Australia. Hourly sampling using carbon dioxide-baited traps revealed consistent patterns in the timing of hostseeking. Coquillettidia linealis displayed a very large peak in host-seeking activity at sunset, followed by a much reduced level throughout the night and a smaller peak at sunrise. Anopheles annulipes s.l. differed by displaying a significantly smaller peak at sunset, followed by higher amount of activity throughout the night compared with Cq. linealis. The two taxa, while both crepuscular and nocturnal, spread their host-seeking effort out differently throughout the night, indicating that they have different resource requirements. |
Keywords: | Anopheles annulipes sensu lato; Coquillettidia linealis; host-seeking; Mosquitoes; timing |
Description: | © 2005 Australian Entomological Society |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00463.x |
Appears in Collections: | Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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