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Determining Temperature Preference of Mosquitoes and Other Ectotherms

DOI :

10.3791/64356-v

5:31 min

September 28th, 2022

September 28th, 2022

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1Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, 2COVID-19 Outbreak Surveillance Team, UK Health Security Agency, 3Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool

Insects have an optimal environmental temperature range which they seek to remain within, and many external and internal factors can alter this preference. Here, we describe a cost-effective and simple method to study temperature choice, which allows insects to freely exhibit their natural behaviors.

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