Selection of biting sites on a human host by Anopheles gambiae s.s., An. arabiensis and An. quadriannulatus

@article{Dekker1998SelectionOB,
  title={Selection of biting sites on a human host by Anopheles gambiae s.s., An. arabiensis and An. quadriannulatus},
  author={Teun Dekker and Willem Takken and Bart G. J. Knols and Edwin A. P. Bouman and Stephan Laak and Arjan Bever and P. W. T. Huisman},
  journal={Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata},
  year={1998},
  volume={87}
}
The selection of biting sites on a human host of three closely related mosquito species belonging to the African Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae), Anopheles gambiae Giles s.s., An. arabiensis Patton and An. quadriannulatus Theobald, was investigated under controlled laboratory conditions. Although these species differ in host preference, they all showed a significant preference to bite the legs and feet, suggesting that a mutual not specifically human factor was involved in the… 
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