Olfaction in Mosquito-Host Interactions (Novartis Foundation Symposia, 200)

OLFACTION IN MOSQUITO-HOST INTERACTIONS......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Participants......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Chairman’s introduction......Page 13
Introduction I: an overview of mosquito biology, behaviour and importance......Page 15
Vector insects and their control......Page 20
Genetics, ecology and behaviour of anophelines......Page 34
General discussion I......Page 58
Introduction II: olfactory control of mosquito behaviour......Page 60
Odour plumes and odour-mediated flight in insects......Page 66
Olfactory basis of host location by mosquitoes and other haematophagous Diptera......Page 83
Selection of biting sites by mosquitoes......Page 101
General discussion II......Page 116
The role of mosquito olfaction in oviposition site location and in the avoidance of unsuitable hosts......Page 121
Introduction III: odours for host-finding mosquitoes......Page 136
A search for components in human body odour that attract females of Aedes aegypti......Page 144
Introduction IV: coding mechanisms in insect olfaction......Page 161
Structure and function of insect of insect olfactory sensilla......Page 170
General discussion III......Page 190
Central olfactory pathways in mosquitoes and other insects......Page 196
Sensory aspects of host location in mosquitoes......Page 209
Endogenous factors regulating mosquito host-seeking behaviour......Page 224
General discussion IV......Page 238
ElectrophysioIogicaI responses from receptor neurons in mosquito maxillary palp sensilla......Page 245
Responses of antennal olfactory receptors in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti to human body odours......Page 266
The multiple role of the pheromone-binding protein in olfactory transduction......Page 279
General discussion V......Page 293
Genetic and molecular studies of olfaction in Drosophila......Page 297
Synthesis and future challenges: the response of mosquitoes to host odours......Page 314
Index of contributors......Page 333
Subject index......Page 335