Mosquitoes as a model for understanding the neural basis of natural behaviors

L Weiss, CS McBride - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Mosquito behaviors have been the subject of extensive research for over a century due to
their role in the spread of human disease. However, these behaviors are also beginning to …

The neural basis of taste coding in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

E Cyr - 2024 - open.library.ubc.ca
Insects possess gustatory receptor neurons that respond to different taste modalities. These
neurons express receptor proteins that are tuned to specific taste molecules to elicit a …