Anopheles fluviatilis complex: host feeding patterns of species S, T, and U.
The host feeding specificity of Anopheles fluviatilis sibling species S, T, and U was determined by analyzing blood meal source using countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis. A distinct difference in the feeding patterns was observed among these species. Species S was found to be predominantly anthropophagic with 91% of the population having fed on human blood. In contrast, species T and U were either exclusively or primarily zoophagic.
Nanda
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Malaria Research Centre (ICMR), Delhi, India.
Joshi
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H
Subbarao
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SK
Yadav
R S
RS
Shukla
R P
RP
Dua
V K
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Sharma
V P
VP
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity