An Odorant Receptor from the Southern House Mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Sensitive to Oviposition Attractants

Julien Pelletier; David T. Hughes; Charles W. Luetje; Walter S. Leal

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010090

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An Odorant Receptor from the Southern House Mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Sensitive to Oviposition Attractants

Julien Pelletier,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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David T. Hughes,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Charles W. Luetje,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Walter S. Leal

* E-mail: wsleal@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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An Odorant Receptor from the Southern House Mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Sensitive to Oviposition Attractants

Julien Pelletier,
David T. Hughes,
Charles W. Luetje,
Walter S. Leal

Published: April 8, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010090

About the Authors

Julien Pelletier

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

David T. Hughes

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Charles W. Luetje

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Walter S. Leal

* E-mail: wsleal@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Walter Leal is an Editorial Board member.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JP DTH CWL WSL. Performed the experiments: JP DTH. Analyzed the data: JP DTH CWL WSL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CWL WSL. Wrote the paper: JP DTH CWL WSL.

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