Variability of olfactory receptor neuron responses of female silkmoths (Bombyx mori L.) to benzoic acid and (±)-linalool

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 565-578

  Heinbockel, Thomas ^a,b   Kaissling, Karl Ernst ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Linalool; Olfactory receptor cells; Silkmoth; Temporal coding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030175224     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(95)00133-6     Document Type: Article

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