Dynamic representation of odours by oscillating neural assemblies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-18

  Laurent, Gilles ^a   MacLeod, Katrina ^a   Stopfer, Mark ^a   Wehr, Michael ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Honey bee; Locust; Olfaction; Oscillations

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0032834230     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1999.00460.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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