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Determining Temperature Preference of Mosquitoes and Other Ectotherms
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September 28, 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
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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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Haziqah-Rashid, A., Stobierska, K., Glenn, L., Metelmann, S., Sherlock, K., Chrostek, E., C. Blagrove, M. S. Determining Temperature Preference of Mosquitoes and Other Ectotherms. J. Vis. Exp. (187), e64356, doi:10.3791/64356 (2022).
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