| Why are some people bitten more than others? | |
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PMID: 11756041 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Much progress has been made in describing how it is, in a mechanistic sense, that some vertebrate hosts (species or individuals) are bitten more than others, principally because of their odour or appearance. Little attention has been paid to why, in an evolutionary sense, these particular animals are bitten. Irrespective of the proximate mechanisms of host choice, there must be an intense selection pressure on insects to feed on those hosts that are most amenable to being bitten. We should be better able to predict host choice by understanding the evolutionary processes at work. |
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Authors:
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D W Kelly |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Trends in parasitology Volume: 17 ISSN: 1471-4922 ISO Abbreviation: Trends Parasitol. Publication Date: 2001 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-12-28 Completed Date: 2002-05-03 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100966034 Medline TA: Trends Parasitol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 578-81 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Insect Behaviour and Sensory Ecology Group, Dept of Zoology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS, Oxford, UK. david.kelly@zoology.ox.ac.uk |
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Animals Environmental Exposure Evolution Feeding Behavior Host-Parasite Interactions Humans Insect Bites and Stings / parasitology* Insect Vectors / physiology* Insects / physiology* Odors |
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