Sensory coding in the grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) gustatory system

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 873-879

  Chapman, R F ^a   Ascoli Christensen, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Grasshopper; Sensory coding; Taste

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SELECTION; GRASSHOPPER;

ACRIDIDAE; CIBOLACRIS; CIBOLACRIS PARVICEPS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MONTEZUMA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA AMERICANA; SYRBULA; SYRBULA MONTEZUMA;

EID: 0033368340     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.6.873     Document Type: Article

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