Olfaction in Mosquito-Host Interactions Book

	Chairman's introduction	1
	Introduction I: an overview of mosquito biology, behaviour and importance	3
	Vector insects and their control	8
	Genetics, ecology and behaviour of anophelines	22
	General discussion I	46
	Introduction II: olfactory control of mosquito behaviour	48
	Odour plumes and odour-mediated flight in insects	54
	Olfactory basis of host location by mosquitoes and other haematophagous Diptera	71
	Selection of biting sites by mosquitoes	89
	General discussion II	104
	The role of mosquito olfaction in oviposition site location and in the avoidance of unsuitable hosts	109
	Introduction III: odours for host-finding mosquitoes	124
	A search for components in human body odour that attract females of Aedes aegypti	132
	Introduction IV: coding mechanisms in insect olfaction	149
	Structure and function of insect olfactory sensilla	158
	General discussion III	178
	Central olfactory pathways in mosquitoes and other insects	184
	Sensory aspects of host location in mosquitoes	197
	Endogenous factors regulating mosquito host-seeking behaviour	212
	General discussion IV	226
	Electrophysiological responses from receptor neurons in mosquito maxillary palp sensilla	233
	Responses of antennal olfactory receptors in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti to human body odours	254
	The multiple role of the pheromone-binding protein in olfactory transduction	267
	General discussion V	281
	Genetic and molecular studies of olfaction in Drosophila	285
	Synthesis and future challenges: the response of mosquitoes to host odours	302
	Index of contributors	321
	Subject index	323