The impact of mating and sugar feeding on blood-feeding physiology and behavior in the arbovirus vector mosquito Aedes aegypti.

• Main Authors: Garrett P League (Author), Ethan C Degner (Author), Sylvie A Pitcher (Author), Yassi Hafezi (Author), Erica Tennant (Author), Priscilla C Cruz (Author), Raksha S Krishnan (Author), Stefano S Garcia Castillo (Author), Catalina Alfonso-Parra (Author), Frank W Avila (Author), Mariana F Wolfner (Author), Laura C Harrington (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are globally distributed vectors of viruses that impact the health of hundreds of millions of people annually. Mating and blood feeding represent fundamental aspects of mosquito life history that carry important implications for vectorial capac...