title: Anopheles fluviatilis complex: host feeding patterns of species S, T, and U.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Malaria Research Centre (ICMR), Delhi, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Subbarao
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity