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Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies

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Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies. / Mellor, Helen E.; Hamilton, James G.C.; Anderson, Moray.
In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 10, No. 4, 10.1996, p. 371-374.

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Mellor, HE, Hamilton, JGC & Anderson, M 1996, 'Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 371-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00759.x

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Mellor, H. E., Hamilton, J. G. C., & Anderson, M. (1996). Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 10(4), 371-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00759.x

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Mellor HE, Hamilton JGC, Anderson M. Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 1996 Oct;10(4):371-374. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00759.x

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Mellor, Helen E. ; Hamilton, James G.C. ; Anderson, Moray. / Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies. In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 1996 ; Vol. 10, No. 4. pp. 371-374.

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title = "Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies",
abstract = "Using electroretinogram recordings, the response of Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly eyes to a range of wavelengths of light was measured, and spectral sensitivity determined. The eyes of both male and female adult sandflies were found to respond maximally to light in the ultraviolet region (at 340 nm) with a secondary peak in the blue-green-yellow region at 520 nm for females and 546 nm for males. The Mann-Whitney U test showed no significant differences between males and females at corresponding wavelengths.",
keywords = "electroretinogram, insect eyes, Insecta, leishmaniasis vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis, sandfly, wavelength discrimination",
author = "Mellor, {Helen E.} and Hamilton, {James G.C.} and Moray Anderson",
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language = "English",
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pages = "371--374",
journal = "Medical and Veterinary Entomology",
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AU - Mellor, Helen E.

AU - Hamilton, James G.C.

AU - Anderson, Moray

PY - 1996/10

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N2 - Using electroretinogram recordings, the response of Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly eyes to a range of wavelengths of light was measured, and spectral sensitivity determined. The eyes of both male and female adult sandflies were found to respond maximally to light in the ultraviolet region (at 340 nm) with a secondary peak in the blue-green-yellow region at 520 nm for females and 546 nm for males. The Mann-Whitney U test showed no significant differences between males and females at corresponding wavelengths.

AB - Using electroretinogram recordings, the response of Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly eyes to a range of wavelengths of light was measured, and spectral sensitivity determined. The eyes of both male and female adult sandflies were found to respond maximally to light in the ultraviolet region (at 340 nm) with a secondary peak in the blue-green-yellow region at 520 nm for females and 546 nm for males. The Mann-Whitney U test showed no significant differences between males and females at corresponding wavelengths.

KW - electroretinogram

KW - insect eyes

KW - Insecta

KW - leishmaniasis vector

KW - Lutzomyia longipalpis

KW - sandfly

KW - wavelength discrimination

U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00759.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00759.x

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VL - 10

SP - 371

EP - 374

JO - Medical and Veterinary Entomology

JF - Medical and Veterinary Entomology

SN - 0269-283X

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