Sniffing by a silkworm moth: Wing fanning enhances air penetration through and pheromone interception by antennae

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2977-2990

  Loudon, C ^a   Koehl, M A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna; Biomechanics; Bombyx mori; Flow; Insect; Lepidopter a; Low Reynolds number; Olfaction; Silkworm; Wing

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; FEMALE; FORELIMB; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SILKWORM;

AIR; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CHEMORECEPTORS; FEMALE; MALE; ODORS; PHEROMONES; SMELL; WING;

ANIMALIA; BOMBYCIDAE; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0033765119     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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