responsiveness to host cue
onset of immediate inhibition of responsiveness
Culicine females that have engorged fully usually become inactive and non-responsive to host cues.
IDOMAL:0002385
IDOMAL:0002385
When females of Aedes aegypti were exposed to host odour within 1h of taking a blood meal, those that imbibed 2,5 micro litre blood, or less, remained fully responsive. Responsiveness was negatively correlated with bloodmeal volume within the range 2.5-4 micro litre.
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