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How mosquitoes evolved to crave human blood
- Source :
- Nature. July 30, 2020, Vol. 583 Issue 7818, p663, 1 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Author Affiliations: The Aedes aegypti mosquito's taste for human blood has been linked to exposure to dense settlements dotted with sources of water. Credit: Getty Aedes aegypti Mosquito on white [...]<br />Population density and water storage created a new ecological niche for the disease-carrying insects. Population density and water storage created a new ecological niche for the disease-carrying insects.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00280836
- Volume :
- 583
- Issue :
- 7818
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Nature
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.630883994
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02180-0