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The Temporal Pattern of Mosquito Flight Activity
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48 Mosquitoes (Culex pipiens fatigans) were isolated in constant darkness and their flight activity monitored with an automatic acoustical recording system. Three basic features were recognized: (I) there was a strong endogenous circadian rhythm with activity in the subjective evening and morning (Fig. 9) ; (2) flights came in bouts with the bouts more closely spaced in the evening activity period (Fig. 10) ; (3) the distributions of flight and interval lengths suggested that the onset and cessation of flight were relatively simple stochastic processes (Figs. 5, 6, 7). A stochastic model, requiring a few simple assumptions, was proposed to accommodate these features. Computer simulation of mosquito activity, based upon the model, generated patterns which looked like the real thing (Fig. 15).
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“Different species of mosquitoes are active at different times (e.g., [134,135,136])”
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- Authors
- Peterson, E. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Sussex (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Peterson, Eric L.
- ORCID
- Peterson, Eric L.
- Venue
- Behaviour
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 1980
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 1-25
- ISSN
- 0005-7959 (ISSN-L)
- 1568-539X
- OpenAlex
- W2082956777
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behaviour (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Keywords
- Culex pipiens fatigans, circadian rhythm, endogenous rhythms, stochastic modeling, activity patterns
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