Antennal hair erection in male mosquitoes: a new mechanical effector in insects.
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Nijhout, HF; Sheffield, HG
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
November 1979
Male Anopheles mosquitoes erect their antennal hairs prior to mating. The erectile mechanism resides in a unique annulus at the base of each hair whorl. It appears that the insect regulates the degree of hydration of this annulus. When the annulus is made to swell the attached hairs are pushed to their erect position.
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Science (New York, N.Y.)
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EISSN
1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
November 1979
Volume
206
Issue
4418
Start / End Page
595 / 596
Related Subject Headings
- Water
- Proteins
- Movement
- Microvilli
- Male
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Hair
- General Science & Technology
- Behavior, Animal
- Anopheles
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Nijhout, H. F., & Sheffield, H. G. (1979). Antennal hair erection in male mosquitoes: a new mechanical effector in insects. Science (New York, N.Y.), 206(4418), 595–596. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.40308
Nijhout, H. F., and H. G. Sheffield. “Antennal hair erection in male mosquitoes: a new mechanical effector in insects.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 206, no. 4418 (November 1979): 595–96. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.40308.
Nijhout HF, Sheffield HG. Antennal hair erection in male mosquitoes: a new mechanical effector in insects. Science (New York, NY). 1979 Nov;206(4418):595–6.
Nijhout, H. F., and H. G. Sheffield. “Antennal hair erection in male mosquitoes: a new mechanical effector in insects.” Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 206, no. 4418, Nov. 1979, pp. 595–96. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.40308.
Nijhout HF, Sheffield HG. Antennal hair erection in male mosquitoes: a new mechanical effector in insects. Science (New York, NY). 1979 Nov;206(4418):595–596.
Published In
Science (New York, N.Y.)
DOI
EISSN
1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
November 1979
Volume
206
Issue
4418
Start / End Page
595 / 596
Related Subject Headings
- Water
- Proteins
- Movement
- Microvilli
- Male
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Hair
- General Science & Technology
- Behavior, Animal
- Anopheles