Olfaction-based anthropophily in a mosquito-specialist predator

被引：15

作者：

Cross, Fiona R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Jackson, Robert R. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Canterbury, Sch Biol Sci, Christchurch 1, New Zealand

[2] ICIPE, Mbita Point, Kenya

来源：

BIOLOGY LETTERS | 2011年 / 7卷 / 04期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

mosquito; olfaction; Salticidae; spider; ANOPHELES-GAMBIAE; EATING PREDATOR; EAST-AFRICA; SPIDER; BLOOD; PREY;

D O I：

10.1098/rsbl.2010.1233

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

090105 [作物生产系统与生态工程];

摘要：

Evarcha culicivora is an unusual salticid spider because it feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood by choosing blood-carrying mosquitoes as preferred prey. Its preferred mosquitoes are Anopheles, the genus to which all human malaria vectors belong. Here, we show that human odour, which is known to be salient to malaria vectors, is also salient to the adults and juveniles of E. culicivora. Test spiders spent more time in the vicinity of a source of human odour (previously worn socks) when the alternative was unworn socks.

引用

页码：510 / 512

页数：3

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