The spatial pattern of defaecation in Triatoma infestans and the role of faeces as a chemical mark of the refuge

Triatominae bugs aggregate around their faeces which carry an assembly signal. Here the biological role of the signal is studied for Triatoma infestans. We describe a stereotypic behaviour of T. infestans where the insects exit from shelters in order to defaecate. A higher concentration of faecal de...

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Autores principales: Lorenzo, M.G., Lazzari, C.R.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Aggregation
Attractant
Chagas' disease
Chemical marks
Faeces
Refuge
Triatominae
Hexapoda
Insecta
Triatoma infestans
Hemiptera
Reduviidae
aggregation
assembly signal
chemical mark
defecation
refuge
spatial pattern
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221910_v42_n9_p903_Lorenzo
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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