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Opsin1 regulates light-evoked avoidance behavior in Aedes albopictus.

Xinyi LiuShuzhen YangYuan YaoSi WuPa WuZongzhao Zhai
Published in: BMC biology (2022)
This study reveals that mosquitoes consistently prefer darker environment and identifies the first example of a visual molecule that modulates mosquito photobehavior.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • zika virus
  • dengue virus
  • genome wide
  • gene expression