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Declining malaria, rising of dengue and Zika virus: insights for mosquito vector control

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Evaluation of the repellent effects of Nepeta parnassica extract, essential oil, and its major nepetalactone metabolite against mosquitoes

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Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectoparasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe?

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Dietary fat ingestion activates β-endorphin neurons in the hypothalamus

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An alternative route to cyclic terpenes by reductive cyclization in iridoid biosynthesis

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Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) exhibit sleep related behaviors that minimize exposure to parasitic arthropods? A preliminary report on the possible anti-vector function of chimpanzee sleeping platforms

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Anointing Chemicals and Hematophagous Arthropods: Responses by Ticks and Mosquitoes to Citrus (Rutaceae) Peel Exudates and Monoterpene Components

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Repellent activity of catmint, Nepeta cataria, and iridoid nepetalactone isomers against Afro-tropical mosquitoes, ixodid ticks and red poultry mites

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Niche shifts during the global invasion of the Asian tiger mosquito,Aedes albopictusSkuse (Culicidae), revealed by reciprocal distribution models

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β-Endorphin and drug-induced reward and reinforcement

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