Primary Assay — Yellow Fever Mosquito
Flight Activity / Circadian
Aedes aegypti
Aedes aegypti shows bimodal crepuscular flight activity controlled by an endogenous clock. Activity recording quantifies peak times, total flight, and clock-gene phenotypes.
Quantitative Output
Measured Parameters
Every parameter is automatically tracked frame-by-frame in the ConductVision pipeline for Aedes aegypti.
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peak activity time | h | Phase of flight peak |
| Total daily flight | min | Activity sum |
| Bimodality index | ratio | Dawn vs dusk peaks |
| Free-running period | h | Circadian τ |
References
Citations for Flight Activity / Circadian
- Rund SS, et al. (2013). Daily rhythms in mosquitoes and their consequences for malaria transmission. Insects, 4(4), 666-685. PMID: 26462529
Compatible Equipment
Hardware for Yellow Fever Mosquito Research
Two-Choice Olfactometer
Host preference assays
Wind Tunnel Flight Cage
CO₂ plume tracking
Oviposition Choice Arena
Multi-substrate egg-laying
WHO Bottle Assay Kit
Insecticide resistance testing
Larval Tracking Plate
Aquatic stage behavior
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