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Table 1 Number of opened and closed spiracles and number of spiracles displaying coated setae when observed under confocal microscope after staining with the vital stain TO-PRO-3. Unobservable spiracles are those for which the dissection and/or mounting steps before observation were unsuccessful. Observed mosquitoes were from experiment 2

From: Morphological changes in the spiracles of Anopheles gambiae s.l (Diptera) as a response to the dry season conditions in Burkina Faso (West Africa)