The attraction of larvae of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say to ribonucleic acid and nucleotides |
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| Authors: | John T Barber Erik G Ellgaard Kenneth Herskowitz |
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| Institution: | Department of Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The positive chemotaxis of larvae of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus in response to RNA or its degradation products has been demonstrated. It has further been shown that larvae are specifically attracted to certain nucleoside monophosphates. The observations are related to the known dietary requirements of mosquito larvae. |
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| Keywords: | Mosquito larvae chemotaxis nucleotides |
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