title: Mark-recapture studies of host selection by Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis.
abstract: We present herein the results of a series of mark-recapture experiments with female Anopheles vestitipennis. Theses experiments used human and animal hosts to assess the degree of anthropophily of field-caught specimens, originally collected on either host, and of their offspring. Fidelity of mosquitoes to particular hosts was estimated by recapturing marked host-seeking mosquitoes returning for a 2nd blood meal. Results indicated that mosquitoes seeking animal hosts were more faithful (80.48%; 33 of 41) in returning to their original host than were those seeking human hosts (63%; 49 of 78).
authors: Centro de Investigación de Paludismo, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: Ulloa
authors: Juan I
authors: JI
authors: Arredondo-Jiménez
authors: Mario H
authors: MH
authors: Rodriguez
authors: Ildefonso
authors: I
authors: Fernández-Salas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D013552:Swine