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| Title |
Visible spectral distribution of shadows explains why blue targets with a high reflectivity at 460 nm are attractive to tsetse flies
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-6-285 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dietmar Steverding |
| Abstract |
Tsetse flies are known to be attracted by blue fabrics with a high reflectivity at 460 nm. As the visible spectral distribution of shadows has a maximum at around 460 nm it is suggested that the response to blue is due to the search of tsetse flies for shadows to seek for potential hosts, resting sites or cover. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 50% |
| France | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 23 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Sudan | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 21 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 22% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 13% |
| Researcher | 3 | 13% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 5 | 22% |
| Unknown | 2 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 61% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 1 | 4% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 October 2020.
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#8,252,291
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Outputs from Parasites & Vectors
#1,971
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#71,034
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Outputs of similar age from Parasites & Vectors
#23
of 71 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,393,455 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 66th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 5,979 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.2. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 65% of its peers.
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