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SUBMITTER: Hagan RW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931509 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hagan Richard W RW Didion Elise M EM Rosselot Andrew E AE Holmes Christopher J CJ Siler Samantha C SC Rosendale Andrew J AJ Hendershot Jacob M JM Elliot Kiaira S B KSB Jennings Emily C EC Nine Gabriela A GA Perez Paula L PL Rizlallah Alexandre E AE Watanabe Miki M Romick-Rosendale Lindsey E LE Xiao Yanyu Y Rasgon Jason L JL Benoit Joshua B JB
Scientific reports 20180501 1
Current insights into the mosquito dehydration response rely on studies that examine specific responses but ultimately fail to provide an encompassing view of mosquito biology. Here, we examined underlying changes in the biology of mosquitoes associated with dehydration. Specifically, we show that dehydration increases blood feeding in the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens, which was the result of both higher activity and a greater tendency to land on a host. Similar observations were noted ...[more]