Malaria Ontology

Last uploaded: September 5, 2017
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0002182
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0002182
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larval feeding behaviour

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Divided into three activities: 1)movement to a source of food. 2)capture of food by behaviour appropriate to the food source. 3)Coordination of the intricate mouthparts movements. 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.
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