A temporal comparison of sex-aggregation pheromone gland content and dynamics of release in three members of the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) species complex.

• Hauptverfasser: Mikel A González (Verfasst von), Krishna K Bandi (Verfasst von), Melissa J Bell (Verfasst von), Reginaldo P Brazil (Verfasst von), Erin Dilger (Verfasst von), Angel Guerrero (Verfasst von), Orin Courtenay (Verfasst von), James G C Hamilton (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Lutzomyia longipalpis is the South American vector of Leishmania infantum, the etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Male L. longipalpis produce a sex-aggregation pheromone that is critical in mating, yet very little is known about its accumulation over time or factors involved...