Dengue Fever Ontology

Last uploaded: February 17, 2014
Preferred Name

larval feeding behaviour
Synonyms
Definitions

The characteristic food resource of mosquito larvae is 'particular matter'. This includes aquatic microorganisms, such as bacteria, diatoms and algae, and also, as an important component, particles of detritus that are largely derived from decayed plant tissues.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0002182

comment

Divided into three activities:\n1)movement to a source of food.\n2)capture of food by behaviour appropriate to the food source.\n3)Coordination of the intricate mouthparts movements.

definition

The characteristic food resource of mosquito larvae is 'particular matter'. This includes aquatic microorganisms, such as bacteria, diatoms and algae, and also, as an important component, particles of detritus that are largely derived from decayed plant tissues.

definition_source

ISBN:0-412-40180-0, ISBN:0-85199-313-3

label

larval feeding behaviour

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0002187

prefixIRI

IDOMAL:0002182

prefLabel

larval feeding behaviour

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0002187

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0002139

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