TABLE OF CONTENTS 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ii 



Abstract viii 



CHAPTER PAGE 



1 INTRODUCTION 1 



Research Objectives 1 



Entomological Overview 2 



Mosquito Physiology 3 



Characteristics of gender and species 3 



Mosquito sensilla 4 



Mosquito vision 6 



Mosquito Repellents 7 



Mosquito Attractants 8 



Nature of concern for attractant identification 9 



Vision 11 



Heat 11 



Moisture 12 



Carbon dioxide 12 



Sound 13 



Chemical attractants 14 



Relation to Semiochemical Studies 16 



Overview of Analytical Methods and Detection 18 



Overview of Mass Spectrometry 18 



Sample introduction 19 



Sample ionization 21 



Triple quadrupole mass spectrometry 22 



Analysis of Complex Environmental and Biological Samples . . 28 



Organization of Dissertation 29 



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