Senses of sophistication: Mosquitoes detect subtle cues finding food, spreading diseases
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 10:01
in Biology & Nature
Fruit flies and mosquitoes share similar sensory receptors that allow them to distinguish among thousands of sensory cues particularly heat and chemical odors as they search for food or try to avoid danger, researchers from Boston College and Brandeis University report in the current electronic edition of the journal Nature.