Do haematophagous bugs assess skin surface temperature to detect blood vessels?

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Published in PLoS One on September 26, 2007

Authors

Raquel A Ferreira1, Claudio R Lazzari, Marcelo G Lorenzo, Marcos H Pereira

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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